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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the best tool Brian used to get help?

3. What type of tree does Brian use to try and start the fire?

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

5. What prevented Brian from suffocating in the shelter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine why it was not possible for Brian to hear his father or Terry in the dreams.

2. Why is flying the plane the only option in the first few hours?

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

4. Discuss what might have happened if Brian was unable to remove the quills from his leg.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brian's determination helped him gain the strength to build the shelter. How did Brian know how to build a lean-to? Do you think his knowledge was gained from television, real life experience, or instruction? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Brian kept track of his "First Days" as a way of marking time in an unconventional way. Two different times, Brian celebrated his rebirth into a new person. Explain why it was important for Brian to realize that he was evolving and the purpose of keeping track of those days.

Essay Topic 3

The moose attack was completely unexpected. Why would the moose attack for no reason? Was Brian provoking the moose without knowing it? How did Brian use his knowledge and intuition to keep the moose away? What would you have done if you were caught in a similar situation?

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