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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. Where on the lake does Brian believe he will find fish?
(a) Among grasses.
(b) In open water.
(c) In the reeds and lily pads.
(d) Near pondweed and floating heart.

2. In Chapter 1 in the area where Brian is, where do all the rivers pour into?
(a) Chamcook Lake.
(b) Clearwater Lake.
(c) Lake Winnipeg.
(d) Lake Athabasca.

3. During Brian's first winter in the bush, how long did he live with a trapping family he met?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

4. What is Susan Smallhorn's Indian name?
(a) Baldasarre.
(b) Aakar-shan.
(c) Kay-gwa-daush.
(d) Ra-he-heem.

5. What power is Brian's monocular?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fish does Brian believe he will find in a small lake?

2. In Chapter 1, approximately how far is Brian from the Smallhorn summer camp?

3. How many American soldiers were slaughtered at Gettysburg?

4. According to a book Brian read, what creature has the most nutritional value and protein?

5. How many pairs of moccasins does Brian have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Cree Indians usually have dark-haired malamute cross dogs?

2. Why wouldn't it have been easy for Brian to move constantly during his first wilderness experience?

3. What clothes did Brian bring with him?

4. In Chapter 3, where does Brian often sleep?

5. How does Brian check his gear daily?

6. Why does Brian think that a noise he hears in Chapter 1 is a squirrel or a mouse?

7. What types of supplies did Brian bring to the wilderness?

8. Why didn't Brian bring a compound bow?

9. How is the dog injured that Brian finds in Chapter 4?

10. In a book published in the 1930s by the government, what did Brian learn about nutritional value and dangers of eating different types of animals and fish?

(see the answer keys)

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