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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men come to Brian's house in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What month is it in Chapters 1-3?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) June.

3. How long does Brian think it might take for someone to come looking for him and Derek?
(a) 4-5 days.
(b) A couple weeks.
(c) 5-6 days.
(d) A week or ten days.

4. In Chapter 10, what does Brian put on the fire to keep the mosquitoes down?
(a) Pine needles.
(b) Green twigs.
(c) Green grass.
(d) Green leaves.

5. In Chapter 7, what time does the rain begin?
(a) About 10.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) About 11.

6. What does Derek do when Brian places Derek on his back?
(a) Struggles.
(b) Coughs.
(c) Groans.
(d) Chokes.

7. What did someone want to put Brian's face on?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Record album.
(c) T-shirt.
(d) Newspaper.

8. What protects the shelter from storms?
(a) Fallen tree.
(b) A thicket.
(c) Hill in back.
(d) Hill in front.

9. When the crack of thunder awakens Brian a second time, in Chapter 10, where does Brian move?
(a) Toward Derek.
(b) Toward the radio.
(c) To the back of the shelter.
(d) To the front of the shelter.

10. What shape was the lake where Brian survived the first time?
(a) Circular.
(b) S-shaped.
(c) Rectangular.
(d) L-shaped.

11. By Chapter 9, how much firewood have Brian and Derek collected?
(a) Enough for three weeks.
(b) Enough for 6-7 days.
(c) Enough for a couple days.
(d) Enough for a month.

12. What type of nuts does Brian find, in Chapter 8?
(a) Hazelnuts.
(b) Hickory.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Acorns.

13. What does Brian fix for a side dish, in Chapter 3?
(a) Fruit salad.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Baked potatoes.
(d) Salad.

14. What end of the lake is hilly?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Western.

15. Brian can't believe he _____ on the plane.
(a) Talks.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Reads.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapters 1-3, how long has it been since Brian spent time alone in the Canadian woods?

2. What time of day did Brian, Derek, and their pilot leave?

3. How long after Derek first met Brian do they head to the wilderness?

4. After the men leave, how long does Brian have until his mother gets home?

5. How far is the lake where Derek and Brian are going from the lake where Brian stayed?

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