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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. How long is the dog's wound?
(a) 20 inches.
(b) 6 inches.
(c) About 2 feet.
(d) A foot and a half.

2. What does Brian put the dog's food in at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Leaf.
(b) The cooking pot.
(c) Hollow limb.
(d) Bread.

3. Why do white-tailed deer come in to clearings late in the day?
(a) To graze.
(b) To gather with other deer.
(c) To eat berries.
(d) To get away from flies.

4. From the sparse sign he finds, from what direction does Brian believe that the dog came from?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

5. What does Brian hope to catch with lures made from the pelt he skins?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Trout.
(c) Northern.
(d) Bluegills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stitches are sewn across the top of the wound?

2. How long does Brian spend fishing while his food cooks?

3. What animal does Brian finally decide must have caused the dog's injury?

4. How many deer does Brian find in a clearing in Chapter 7?.

5. Where does Brian put the pelt he skins in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What steps does Brian take as he gets ready to close the dog's wound?

2. How does the dog react when they encounter a mouse?

3. In Chapter 8, what is Brian's plan as he packs up and heads north?

4. In Chapter 7, how does Brian decide which deer to shoot?

5. In a conflict between deer or moose and dogs, which animal is usually the victor?

6. Why is Brian so good with a bow?

7. Why hadn't Brian ever had a dog?

8. What does Brian decide to do when the flap of skin is too small to fit over the wound?

9. What type of bond does Brian finding himself sharing with the dog?

10. What does Brian think of Jack London and his writing?

(see the answer keys)

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