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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. In Chapter 7, how many tries does it take Brian to get the right kind of arrowhead for his latest weapon?

2. What does Brian end up doing with the deer head?

3. How long was the stone point for Brian's new weapon in Chapter 7?

4. Brian is grateful to the skunk, who begins to think of as his pet what?

5. Brian estimates that the wolf travels how far in a day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian learn from the sounds of the different birds?

2. What does the bear do when Brian kicks at it?

3. How does Brian make arrowheads for his arrows?

4. When Brian makes fish soup, how does he make and eat it?

5. Describe Brian's first experience with the war bow.

6. What does Brian take with him and why when he goes looking for the wolves kill?

7. What had the wolves taken from the deer they killed?

8. Describe the sporting goods store that Brian remembers near his home.

9. In Chapter 2, what is the primary rule of surviving?

10. What happens the first time Brian doesn't make a clean kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of breaking of the firing pin. Be sure to address the need to have challenges for characters to overcome.

Essay Topic 2

Write about what Brian learns from the animals in "Brian's Winter."

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the author puts the rescue and contact with another human in the epilogue instead of the main story. Does it seem rushed?

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