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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brian's mother's secret?
(a) She doesn't know how to read.
(b) She was unfaithful.
(c) She lost her job.
(d) She is a kleptomaniac.

2. For what type of food does Brian search?
(a) Fish
(b) Nuts
(c) Berries
(d) Lizards

3. How could the hatchet help Brian survive?
(a) The reflection from the blade could signal a plane.
(b) It would fight off wild animals.
(c) It could create a fire.
(d) He could use it to chop wood.

4. Which of these was not an item used to start a fire?
(a) Grass
(b) Tree bark
(c) Pine branches
(d) Money

5. What do the pedals on the floor of the plane control?
(a) Brake
(b) Rudder
(c) Engine speed
(d) Gas

6. What accessory comes with the hatchet?
(a) Sharpening stone
(b) First aid kit
(c) Leather case
(d) Safety instructions

7. What does Brian think about when he's trying to go back to sleep?
(a) The plane crash
(b) His mother kissing the blond man
(c) Video games
(d) His dog

8. Why was Brian encouraged?
(a) He found more food.
(b) He figured out what the dream meant.
(c) The mosquitoes went away.
(d) He heard a plane.

9. To what did Brian attribute his strange frame of mind?
(a) Pain
(b) Head injury
(c) Almost drowning
(d) Shock

10. What day does Brian's mother go to exercise class?
(a) Saturday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Thursday
(d) Monday

11. How did Brian feel when the sparks failed to make a fire?
(a) Sad
(b) Frustrated
(c) Angry
(d) Exasperated

12. What happened to Brian's hatchet?
(a) It began to rust.
(b) It was nicked.
(c) The handle broke.
(d) It was lost outside in the brush.

13. What is The Secret?
(a) His friend is in a gang
(b) Brian is caught shoplifting
(c) Brian is failing math
(d) Brian's mother's affair

14. What hindered Brian's search for firewood?
(a) Rain
(b) Darkness
(c) Sore leg
(d) Bears

15. What did Brian have to say at the end of each sentence when talking into the radio?
(a) Over
(b) Roger
(c) Out
(d) Copy

Short Answer Questions

1. Brian was careful to keep what in his sight as he explored?

2. What was Brian's first attempt to control the plane?

3. What item did Brian not have on his person after the crash?

4. How long was Brian supposed to stay with his father?

5. At first, Brian could only see what through the windshield of the plane?

(see the answer keys)

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