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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Brown and Rick call the "dog wars" in "Omen"?

2. When does Stalking Wolf lead the boys on a rite of passage for the cold?

3. How does Brown feel after his encounter with the Jersey Devil?

4. In "Omen", how does Stalking Wolf describe the dogs?

5. What shape door do Brown and Rick put on their cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Brown able to stand the cold during his rite of passage in "Cold Training"?

2. Describe the rite of passage in "Cold Training"?

3. Why is Brown never afraid of the wilderness again in "Jersey Devil"?

4. Why does Brown learn about mice?

5. How does Brown end up getting out of the tree and escaping the dogs in "The Dog Tree"?

6. Which two houses are Brown and Rick afraid of on the path to their cabin?

7. What happens when the wild dogs sneak up on Brown and Rick as they are celebrating finishing building their cabin?

8. Why does Stalking Wolf call the dogs "guardians" in "Omen"?

9. What happens when the dogs get out of the pit in "Omen"?

10. Why are there wild dogs in Pine Barrens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the group of drunks with the group of poachers. What were their goals? What were their actions? What happened to each group?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the following quote to the major themes expressed in this novel: "A skull is the ultimate track a creature leaves. When everything else has been unshaped by time, when every scratch and print is gone, the skull remains."

Essay Topic 3

Describe what happened between Brown, Rick and the construction company. What is symbolic about Brown's actions against the construction company? What does it mean that no one will see what Brown had to say?

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