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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. When hunting was going well in Chapter 2, what was the most foolbirds Brian killed in a single day?

2. Where is the skunk living?

3. What causes the deer stew to turn into a type of Jello-O?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what does Brian plan to do first thing the next morning?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Brian relieved when the food from the emergency pack was gone?

4. After the rain finally stops, what activities keep Brian bush that first day?

5. What items does Brian have from the emergency pack from the airplane?

6. What does Brian decide to do with the rabbit hides that he's been saving?

7. Describe the autumn rainstorm that strikes Brian.

8. What does the second bear attack show Brian about his war bow?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does surviving in the wilderness for so long change Brian?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of having an imaginary conversation with someone when you're stranded. Overall, would it be helpful or a sign that things are getting bad?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how this book might be different if the main character were female?

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