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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. If Brian could travel in a straight line, about how far would it be to the trading post?
(a) 75 kilometers.
(b) 90 kilometers.
(c) 85 kilometers.
(d) 80 kilometers.

2. How fast is the raft careening, in Chapter 21?
(a) Three times faster than Brian can walk.
(b) 4 mph.
(c) Twice as fast as Brian can walk.
(d) 5 mph.

3. How many miles an hour does Brian figure they are traveling on the raft?
(a) 4 mph.
(b) 2 mph.
(c) 1 mph.
(d) 3 mph.

4. What does Brian shout when he thinks about getting rid of Derek?
(a) No.
(b) Stop.
(c) Yes.
(d) Never.

5. How long ago had some of the older trees been felled by the beavers?
(a) 2-3 years ago.
(b) 15 months ago.
(c) 12 months ago.
(d) 1-2 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Brian weigh?

2. How many curves does it take Brian to learn how to use the paddle to steer the raft?

3. What does Derek send Brian as a gift after the ordeal?

4. What clothing does Brian remove when he decides to swim to find the raft?

5. How long will it be before it gets dark when Brian sets off on the raft with Derek?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Brian constantly fighting the raft at first?

2. How does Brian position Derek on the raft?

3. What does Brian do to Derek to see if he is responsive?

4. Describe the trading post and the people who live there.

5. What helps Brian fight sleep, in Chapter 18?

6. What does Brian see and hear, toward the end of Chapter 24?

7. Why is Brian frustrated when he passes six bends and still does not see the raft?

8. How does Brian get the logs he needs for a raft?

9. What does Brian decide when he hears a whooshing sound, at the end of Chapter 21?

10. Why does Brian talk to Derek when he is in the coma?

(see the answer keys)

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