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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which piece of information was not vital to discovering the plane's location?
(a) Flight number
(b) Brian's name
(c) Originating airport
(d) Latitude/longitude

2. Who gives Brian the hatchet?
(a) A friend
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) Boy Scout leader

3. What broke the plane's windshield?
(a) Wind
(b) Explosion
(c) Brian's head
(d) Water

4. What concerned Brian about drinking from the lake?
(a) He didn't know if it was safe.
(b) There were snakes in the water.
(c) He couldn't get to the cleanest part.
(d) He remembered being sick from swallowing the water before.

5. Where did Brian build his shelter?
(a) In a cave
(b) On top of a ridge
(c) Against a stone wall
(d) On the beach

6. Before going to bed, what did Brian do?
(a) Built a fire
(b) Added more branches to the shelter
(c) Put the hatchet within easy reach
(d) Took a bath in the lake

7. Which location was not an option for landing the plane?
(a) Grassy meadow
(b) Swamp
(c) Lake
(d) Treetops

8. Brian finds a friend in what?
(a) Bears
(b) Water
(c) Fire
(d) Birds

9. Who lived in the lodge?
(a) Beaver
(b) Hermit
(c) Trolls
(d) Caretaker

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

11. How often did Brian try to reach someone by radio?
(a) Every 5 minutes
(b) Once every half hour
(c) Every ten minutes
(d) Every 15 minutes

12. Who appeared to Brian first in his dream?
(a) Perpich
(b) His father
(c) His mother
(d) Terry

13. Brian hoped the fire would keep what away?
(a) Mosquitoes
(b) Loneliness
(c) Porcupine
(d) Burglars

14. Who always talked about being positive?
(a) Terry
(b) Grandma Harriet
(c) Perpich
(d) Brian's mother

15. Why did Brian think he couldn't land in the water?
(a) He didn't know how to land.
(b) It wasn't close enough.
(c) The plane was out of control.
(d) He was too scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brian notice when he touched the pilot?

2. What noises did Brian hear when the plane crashed?

3. What day does Brian's mother go to exercise class?

4. What was the animal that wandered into the shelter?

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

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