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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Lon decide to return to try to catch Maverick?
(a) In the dark.
(b) The next morning.
(c) He is unsure.
(d) At noon the next day.

2. How high does Rick go on his hang gliding practice session?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 10,000 feet.

3. How long does Rick care for the eagle?
(a) 43 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 4 years.

4. Who is Ernie Wilson?
(a) A state trooper.
(b) One of Rick's foster fathers.
(c) A game warden.
(d) Rick's biological father.

5. What do Lon and Rick find at the Doll House Formation?
(a) A lost group of campers.
(b) A dead panther.
(c) A professional rock climber.
(d) Maverick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Lon's jacket?

2. What do Lon and Rick find at Carlile's camp?

3. Why is Rick nervous in the first part of Chapter 17?

4. Why does Rick decide to hang glide over the Maze?

5. Who is Kenny McDermott?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rick see when he is on the glider, and what problem does he encounter in the glider?

2. How does Rick feel when he hang glides with Lon the first time and what does Lon tell him to do? How does Rick feel after he is settled on the glider?

3. What does Rick learn has happened with Lon?

4. Why does Lon call Rick Icarus, what does Rick ask about the cliffs and what is Lon's response?

5. How does Lon catch M4?

6. What does Lon do about M4 flying in the wrong direction, and what does he decide to do when that fails?

7. What does Rick do after he hears the men talking about Lon?

8. How does Rick end up getting chased by Nuke's dog, and how does he manage to get away?

9. How does Rick find Lon, and how does he rescue him?

10. How does Rick hike in the Maze and what does he find there? Why is Lon excited when Rick returns from the maze?

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