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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 walking twenty steps in Chapter 9, how many rabbits does Brian see?

2. What does Brian wish for out loud to go with his meal in Chapter 11?

3. What has skis in the book?

4. How many people live with the man?

5. In Chapter 12, Brian estimates that he has how many pounds of moose meat left?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Brian begins the task of butchering the moose by skinning it. Explain how he does this.

4. Why does Brian feel as if he has committed murder against the deer, but not the moose?

5. Describe the Cree family that Brian meets.

6. What does Brian witness a pack of wolves do?

7. What does Brian decide he's thankful for?

8. 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?

9. What does Brian do with all of his moose meat?

10. How does Brian spend his time during the storms of Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss loneliness. Is Brian lonely? How do you know? Be sure to address the fact that being alone and being lonely are different things.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the bond that Brian feels with nature.

Essay Topic 3

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

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