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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. How many years had the family been trapping in the area?

2. How does Brian spot the rabbits in the snow?

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

4. What special day does Brian decide to celebrate in Chapter 12?

5. How much snow falls on the first day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the line that Brian sees and why he's so interested in it.

2. How do the snowshoes change things for Brian?

3. What problem does Brian experience using the new bow to shoot rabbits?

4. The morning after making his footwear, what does Brian see upon opening his door?

5. Why doesn't Brian immediately go find the source of the popping sounds once he realizes that it's too warm for trees to explode any longer?

6. Describe Brian's conflicting thoughts over the dead moose.

7. How does Brian make snowshoes?

8. How does Brian turn such a big moose over to remove the hide from the other side?

9. How does Brian get the deer meat back to his camp?

10. Why does Brian say in Chapter 14, "this is as bad as it gets"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of territory. Is it only important in the wilderness or is it important elsewhere?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe other literary devices in this book, including similes and metaphors.

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