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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 problem does Brian realize he must address in Chapter 8?

2. What happens to Brian's shoes that leads to them no longer helping him?

3. How does Brian spend his day after hearing the popping sounds in the distance?

4. How often does a supply plane come?

5. What weapon does Brian keep in his hands after he sees the wolves attack the moose?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brian see more of the land around him in Chapter 16?

2. How do the snowshoes change things for Brian?

3. 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?

4. What happens when Brian shoots an arrow at the moose?

5. What does Brian discover at the end of the trail that he's following in Chapter 17?

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

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

8. What does Brian do in Chapter 13 when he hears gunshots at night?

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

10. What does Brian learn about the rabbits in the snow?

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

Discuss the imagery found in "Brian's Winter."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Brian is so happy with finding and eating roadkill.

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