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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. Whose name is used for the call signal of the radio?
(a) Derek's mother's.
(b) Brian's girlfriend's.
(c) Derek's wife's.
(d) Brian's mother's.

2. What type of meat does Brian fix for supper, in Chapter 3?
(a) Fish.
(b) Pork chops.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Steak.

3. What type of vehicle does Brian's mother drive?
(a) Subcompact.
(b) Station wagon.
(c) Sedan.
(d) Pickup.

4. What is the last name of the girl Brian dated a few times?
(a) McGuire.
(b) McKenzie.
(c) Vance.
(d) Wyatt.

5. How long ago did Brian's parents divorce?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Derek do when Brian places Derek on his back?

2. What does Brian's mother sell?

3. What animal helped Brian find flint when he survived alone?

4. By Chapter 9, how much firewood have Brian and Derek collected?

5. As Brian is being soaked by the rain, what does he think of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Derek describe the survival experience he had?

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

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

5. How does Brian say that grub worms are eaten?

6. How does Brian tell Derek to deal with the mosquitoes?

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

8. How does Brian fight his fear when the plane ascends?

9. When does Brian accept that Derek will not be waking up soon?

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

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