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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian fall asleep dreaming of in Chapter 14?
(a) Ice skating.
(b) Eating a cheeseburger.
(c) Walking on white clouds.
(d) Being home with his parents.

2. What happens to Brian's shoes that leads to them no longer helping him?
(a) He threw them in the lake.
(b) Too small.
(c) Worn through.
(d) He lost them in the crash.

3. Brian spots big tracks in the snow and determines that they belong to what animal?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bear.
(c) Moose.
(d) Elk.

4. Once Brian goes looking for the source of the gunshots, what time of day is it when he hears one again?
(a) Midmorning.
(b) Midafternoon.
(c) Midday.
(d) Dawn.

5. What does the man offer Brian to eat?
(a) Moose.
(b) Deer.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Fish.

6. In Chapter 8, what must Brian do in order to get water for his stew?
(a) Walk a mile to a hot springs he knows of.
(b) Put a pot in the rain.
(c) Melt snow.
(d) Chop through the ice in the lake.

7. What does Brian estimate the temperature to be after the snowstorm?
(a) 0.
(b) 20 below.
(c) 20.
(d) 10 below.

8. Where does Brian leave the second deer head?
(a) In the crotch of a tree.
(b) On the icy lake.
(c) Where it lay.
(d) Hanging above his shelter.

9. Brian finds an opening in the brush to shot through. Approximately what size is the opening?
(a) 1 foot by 1 foot.
(b) 3 feet by 3 feet.
(c) 2 feet by 2 feet.
(d) 4 feet by 4 feet.

10. How many years had the family been trapping in the area?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

11. There is a significant snowfall accumulation in Chapter 11. How much snow does Brian estimate is one the sides of the trees.
(a) None.
(b) One inch.
(c) Three inches.
(d) Six inches.

12. How does Brian get the idea for snowshoes?
(a) Watching rabbits on the snow.
(b) Remembering a TV special he once saw.
(c) Watching a mouse on the snow.
(d) He dreamed it.

13. What does Brian wish for out loud to go with his meal in Chapter 11?
(a) Barbecue sauce and a Coke.
(b) Baked potato and milk.
(c) Bread and a chocolate malt.
(d) Corn on the cob and a strawberry shake.

14. What does Brian make a breakfast stew from before working on his second snowshoe?
(a) Deer meat and lake water.
(b) Moose meat and rain water.
(c) Moose meat and snow.
(d) Deer meat and snow.

15. After skinning the moose and removing its organs, what did Brian remove next?
(a) Right shoulder.
(b) Right back leg.
(c) Left front leg.
(d) Left shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Brian keep in his hands after he sees the wolves attack the moose?

2. How long does it take Brian to feel a part of the Cree family?

3. Brian leaves his shelter for a "wall of cold." About how cold is it?

4. Where does the smooth trail take Brian?

5. What rests on the deer's shoulder as it dies?

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