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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 causes Brian to run to the top of the ridge?

2. The bird reminds Brian of a flying what?

3. From where had the animal come?

4. What bright object catches Brian's eye?

5. What was the next tool Brian created?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Brian reluctant to eat the eggs?

2. How did the approach of the plane change Brian's attitudes?

3. Why was Brian determined to get back into the plane?

4. What good thing came out of Brian's frustration at the lack of entry into the plane?

5. Discuss the exchange between Brian and the wolf.

6. Explain what made Brian notice the fish for the first time?

7. What is proven by Brian's refusal to give up?

8. Examine Brian's sense of pride.

9. What was Brian's reaction to the emergency transmitter?

10. How was Brian beginning to change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Brian's mother gave him the hatchet, he did not really want to take it. Throughout the story, the hatchet became increasingly important. When did Brian first realize that the hatchet may save him? What does the hatchet symbolize? Will having the hatchet change Brian's outlook on his own capabilities? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Brian's dream about the fire was insightful and prophetic, but only after Brian figured out what they were trying to say. Why do you think that the dream was cryptic? Why were Brian's father and Terry mute?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that the gift of the hatchet was a peace offering to Brian, a simple gift, or mother's intuition? Examine the possibilities.

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