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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. What kind of gun does Brian have?

2. What does Brian add to the last of the jellied meat in Chapter 6?

3. What did the bear smell that brought it into Brian's camp?

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

5. What is the raised part of the bolt of the gun known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the autumn rainstorm that strikes Brian.

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

4. How does Brian learn what is wrong with the gun?

5. What does Brian learn about hunting in the rain?

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

7. What decision does Brian make after practicing with the war bow?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the bond that Brian feels with nature.

Essay Topic 2

Write about the connection that Brian feels with the wolves. How does it change after he sees them hunt?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of predator. What does Brian see himself as? If you're not the predator, what are you?

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