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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 did Brian stop running from the bear?
(a) He spotted a bigger bear.
(b) He tripped.
(c) The bear wasn't going to hurt him.
(d) He sprained his ankle.

2. Which of these things in relation to the lake were not mentioned by Brian?
(a) Lodge
(b) Buoy
(c) Beaver
(d) Fish

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

4. To what does Brian compare his thoughts?
(a) Riding a bike
(b) Sloshing oil
(c) Tidal wave
(d) Black hole

5. Brian plans to protect himself from the animals by doing what?
(a) Starting a fire
(b) Swimming to the other side of the lake
(c) Climbing a tree
(d) Building a shelter

Short Answer Questions

1. What encouraged Brian to continue trying to create fire?

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

3. What broke the plane's windshield?

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

5. Which of these did not happen after the engine coughed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of building a shelter against the rock?

3. Explain why throwing the hatchet was foolish.

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

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

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

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

8. Explain how Brian takes stock of his options.

9. Examine why landing on the ground might have been better.

10. How did the pilot's death affect Brian's location?

(see the answer keys)

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