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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 special day does Brian decide to celebrate in Chapter 12?

2. How much of the chest of the moose does Brian want to see before shooting?

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

4. After awakening from his ordeal with the moose, what does Brian decide to eat?

5. How often does a supply plane come?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Cree family that Brian meets.

4. Brian sees a mouse in Chapter 8. What does he learn from the mouse?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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