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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alerts Brian to the fact that sitting doesn't get things done?
(a) A growling in his stomach.
(b) Migrating geese.
(c) Seeing his breath in the air.
(d) Ice around the lake.

2. How far is Brian flung?
(a) Twenty-five feet.
(b) Fifteen feet.
(c) Twenty feet.
(d) Ten feet.

3. What kind of gun does Brian have?
(a) .22 rifle.
(b) Shotgun.
(c) 44 Carbine.
(d) Remington semi-automatic.

4. What shape is the lake where Brian is living?
(a) Rectangular.
(b) S-shaped.
(c) L-shaped.
(d) Oval.

5. What does Brian eat on the fourth day of raining?
(a) Deer.
(b) Foolbird.
(c) A Northern Pike.
(d) Rabbit.

6. What wakes Brian with a clunking sound in Chapter 2?
(a) A bear.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A raccoon.

7. How does Brian learn to not startle game?
(a) Sit in a tree.
(b) Move very slowly.
(c) Waiting for it to come to him.
(d) Moving sideways in woods.

8. How did Brian prepare his food most often?
(a) Grilling it.
(b) Drying it.
(c) Frying it.
(d) Boiling it.

9. What bird sings before a rainstorm?
(a) Owls.
(b) Blue jays.
(c) Robins.
(d) Ravens.

10. Where did Brian take a blow that was "solid enough to nearly dislocate his hip"?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Abdomen.
(c) Hip.
(d) Backside.

11. Approximately how many pounds of pull does it take for the new bow?
(a) 60-70 pounds.
(b) 50-60 pound.
(c) 30-40 pounds.
(d) 40-50 pounds.

12. What does Brian add to the last of the jellied meat in Chapter 6?
(a) Foolbird.
(b) Red venison.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Lake water.

13. What does "left sign" mean as Brian uses it?
(a) Disturbed brush.
(b) Marking territory with urine.
(c) Animal droppings.
(d) Dead animal carcass.

14. What is the raised part of the bolt of the gun known as?
(a) Firing pin.
(b) Barrell.
(c) Trigger.
(d) Sight.

15. In Chapter 4, what type of animal does Brian hear from that he hasn't heard from in two weeks?
(a) Owls.
(b) Geese.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Wolves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brian keep the broken gun?

2. What substance does Brian consider using for the points of his arrows before dismissing as too thin and soft?

3. What makes a "hooonnes" sound?

4. What must Brian hunt with when the gun breaks?

5. How long does it take arrow shafts to dry in the sun?

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