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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. How many wolves attack the moose?

2. What benefit of winter does Brian reflect on as he falls asleep in Chapter 15?

3. What makes Brian's temples hurt in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Brian discover on the lake?

5. There is a significant snowfall accumulation in Chapter 11. How much snow does Brian estimate is one the sides of the trees.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brian turn such a big moose over to remove the hide from the other side?

2. Describe Brian's conflicting thoughts over the dead moose.

3. In Chapter 11, the author states, "and in a strange way it never really did stop raining." What is meant by this?

4. What's the status of Brian's clothing at the beginning of Chapter 8?

5. Describe what has make the gunshot noises in Chapter 13.

6. How does Brian get the deer meat back to his camp?

7. What does Brian discover at the end of the trail that he's following in Chapter 17?

8. Describe how cold it is in Chapter 15?

9. Brian sees a mouse in Chapter 8. What does he learn from the mouse?

10. Describe the Cree family that Brian meets.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the imagery found in "Brian's Winter."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "Brian's Winter."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of breaking of the firing pin. Be sure to address the need to have challenges for characters to overcome.

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