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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brian try to destroy his reflection?
(a) There are cuts on his face.
(b) He sees nothing but empty sky.
(c) The water blinds him.
(d) He's bitten up and ugly.

2. What type of tree does Brian use to try and start the fire?
(a) Oak
(b) Birch
(c) Ash
(d) Pine

3. What prevented Brian from suffocating in the shelter?
(a) Brian removed the side of the shelter.
(b) The rock acted as a flue.
(c) It was windy.
(d) Brian stayed outside.

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

5. What was the missing element to create a good fire?
(a) Charcoal
(b) Dry wood
(c) Oxygen
(d) Spark

Short Answer Questions

1. At night Brian had to protect himself from what?

2. For what type of food does Brian search?

3. Which of these was not an item used to start a fire?

4. How did Brian try to fix his injury?

5. What were the people in Brian's dream trying to tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What benefits were created by having a fire?

2. Explain why throwing the hatchet was foolish.

3. Examine why Brian does not tell Terry about his mother?

4. Why were Brian and the sparks alike?

5. In what way does Brian consider himself to be lucky?

6. Why was Brian so afraid of an animal outside the shelter?

7. What makes Brian hook the hatchet to his belt?

8. What valuable piece of information does Brian remember about the bear?

9. What are Brian's choices after the pilot dies?

10. Why does the plan to reach help through the radio fail?

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