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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian try to show Derek when he falls?
(a) Flint.
(b) Fish.
(c) A cave.
(d) A bear.

2. What type of bark does Brian use to make his first fire?
(a) Birch.
(b) Maple.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 7, what do Brian and Derek find that they set aside to eat later if they have to?
(a) Chickweed.
(b) Chokeberries.
(c) Sassafras.
(d) Spice bush.

5. What direction does the overhang of Brian and Derek's shelter face?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

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

7. What happens when Brian rolls over to get up, after the lightning strike?
(a) His ankle gives way.
(b) His vision blurs.
(c) His knee buckles.
(d) His chest hurts.

8. How long did Brian survive in the Canadian woods?
(a) 63 days.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 54 days.

9. What type of music does the pilot of the plane listen to?
(a) Classical.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Rock.
(d) Hip Hop.

10. How large is the moon when Brian slips out of their crude lean-to?
(a) Three quarters.
(b) Half.
(c) Silver.
(d) Full.

11. What does the pilot of the plane have to listen to music?
(a) MP3 player.
(b) Radio.
(c) CD player.
(d) Cassette player.

12. How is Brian lying when he regains consciousness, in Chapter 11?
(a) On his back.
(b) On his right side.
(c) On his left side.
(d) On his stomach.

13. What type of tree is hit by the lightning and falls toward the shelter?
(a) Pine.
(b) Maple.
(c) Birch.
(d) Willow.

14. What direction do the storms come from at the lake?
(a) South, southwest.
(b) North, northwest.
(c) East.
(d) West.

15. What does Brian's mother sell?
(a) Watches.
(b) Avon.
(c) Lots.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Derek say he ate in his survival course?

2. How long does Brian think it might take for someone to come looking for him and Derek?

3. When Brian's mother asked what was the worst thing about his survival experience, what did Brian say?

4. About how wide is the river where it leaves the lake?

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

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