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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 was the high temperature during the day when Brian decided to stay overnight away from his camp?

2. What does Brian hear as he falls asleep after his feast?

3. Brian thinks he's following a wolf trail, but what is actually making the tracks are?

4. Approximately how long did it take to move the first part of the moose back to Brian's camp?

5. How does Brian soften the laces for his shoes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What's the status of Brian's clothing at the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. How did Brian make his footwear?

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

6. How does Brian feel about the wolves attack on the moose?

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

8. Describe what has make the gunshot noises in Chapter 13.

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

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

Essay Topic 2

In the last paragraph in Chapter 2, the author writes, "always, always pay attention to what was happening." There is even added significance on one of the "always" through the use of italics. Explain the purpose of both this sentence and the added significance.

Essay Topic 3

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

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