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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. What is Brian's last name?
(a) Robeson.
(b) Williamson.
(c) Pryor.
(d) Martin.

2. How long does Brian think it looks like they have been at the lake by the time they've been there three days?
(a) 8 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 10 months.

3. Where is Derek staring unseeing when Brian crawls toward him?
(a) Toward the fire.
(b) Toward the front of the shelter.
(c) Back of the shelter.
(d) Up at the ceiling.

4. How many days will it take before Brian will be ready to eat grub worms?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. What animal helped Brian find flint when he survived alone?
(a) Porcupine.
(b) Skunk.
(c) Chipmunk.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brian eat while he waits for Derek to wake up?

2. What type of weather did Brian get caught in when he was on his own?

3. What does Brian's mother sell?

4. In Chapter 10, how many pieces of wood does Brian put on the fire when he awakens in the night?

5. What was the name of the pilot who died when Brian went into the wilderness last time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian say nature is?

2. How do Brian and Derek compromise on the gear they will keep for their stay at the lake?

3. How does Brian feel after being in the rain all night?

4. How did people bother Brian and a girl he met in school?

5. How was Brian hounded by the press when he returned home after surviving fifty-four days in the Canadian woods?

6. What does Brian realize will be involved in caring for Derek?

7. Why is Derek the one to go into the wilderness with Brian?

8. Why, in Chapter 10, does Brian believe that the rain won't bother him or Derek?

9. While Brian is telling Derek what they should do for the day, what is Brian really thinking?

10. How does Brian describe Derek, Bill, and Erik?

(see the answer keys)

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