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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 strange weather occurrence scared Brian?

2. What does Brian make for dinner?

3. What does Brian do with the items he takes from the plane?

4. Which of these is not one of Brian's "First Days?"

5. What bright object catches Brian's eye?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why it was important for Brian to clean up the camp.

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

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

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

5. Examine the reason the fish spear did not work.

6. Explain why Brian referred to the birds as foolbirds.

7. How was Brian beginning to change?

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

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

10. How does Brian's previous exposure to nature shows help him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The confrontation with the bear was scary and exciting. Why did Brian stop running? Examine the encounter from the bear's point of view. Discuss how a human might provoke a bear? Examine humans as threats to animals and their young.

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

What inherent skills and personality traits did Brian possess that especially helped him in his situation? Examine the ways he was able to push past his coping skills to rise to the occasion during his ordeal.

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