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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 long ago had some of the older trees been felled by the beavers?

2. What does Brian eat before leaving on the raft?

3. How many days have passed when Brian thinks things would be better if Derek were gone?

4. What does Brian use to make a canopy for Derek?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian do to protect Derek from the sun?

2. What happens to Brian as the raft goes through the rapids?

3. What does Brian see when the raft wheels around a bend?

4. How does Brian get the logs to the lake?

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

6. What does Brian discover when he looks at a map he finds?

7. What is determined about Derek's condition, and how well does he recover?

8. How does Brian nearly miss seeing the raft?

9. What horrible thought does Brian have toward morning as he struggles to return to the river?

10. Why does Brian decide that he was foolish to leave the lake and trust the map?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Brian is paddling the raft, he suffers from sleep deprivation. Discuss sleep deprivation and how it affects Brian.

Essay Topic 2

Brian finds a better shelter for Derek and himself. Compare and contrast the two shelters that Brian and Derek have.

Essay Topic 3

There are problems that Brian faces throughout the novel. Discuss the problems Brian faces and how he solves them.

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