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

2. What food did Brian wish for?
(a) Cornbread
(b) Pizza
(c) Steak
(d) Cheeseburger

3. How many berries did Brian think he ate?
(a) One pound
(b) 100
(c) 60
(d) Two pounds

4. What was Brian's best hope for rescue?
(a) People would see the flare gun.
(b) Officials would follow the pilot's flight plan.
(c) People would hear him screaming for help.
(d) People would see a fire on the beach.

5. How did Brian try to scare off the animal?
(a) He screamed.
(b) He threw the hatchet.
(c) He threw berries outside.
(d) He growled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What woke Brian from a sound sleep?

2. Which location was not an option for landing the plane?

3. How did Brian try to fix his injury?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Brian compares flying the plane to his home life.

2. Explain why throwing the hatchet was foolish.

3. Describe Brian's attitude when leaving for Canada.

4. Examine how Brian knows as much as he does about living in the woods.

5. Explain why the smell of the animal frightened Brian.

6. Name at least two things for which Brian should be grateful.

7. What is one of the health risks Brian faces in the first couple of days after the crash?

8. Discuss why Brian is upset by his reflection.

9. How does Brian feel when he flies the plane for the first time?

10. Explain how Brian feels when the plane finally stops.

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