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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one precaution Charles takes to ward off search parties?
(a) Double backs over his tracks.
(b) Walks in shoes two sizes larger than his.
(c) Brushes his footprints with a branch.
(d) Uses a scent killer.

2. What gives David confidence when Charles leads him into the woods?
(a) His friendship with Charles.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) His crucifix.
(d) His knife.

3. Who does Charles talk to while he is on his journey in Section 2?
(a) His ancestors.
(b) Himself.
(c) The ghosts of the woods.
(d) The trees.

4. What does Charles eat while in the mountains after his sister's death?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Roots.
(c) Small animals.
(d) A special paste made from berries and bark.

5. What does David do to mark the passing days?
(a) Gathers pebbles.
(b) Scratches his arm.
(c) Makes a notch in his belt.
(d) Marks a tree with his initials.

6. Why does Charles congratulate David in Section 4?
(a) For his fearlessness.
(b) For his cleverness.
(c) For his bravery.
(d) For his promotion.

7. What irritates David's mother the morning he leaves for camp?
(a) The knife.
(b) A whining baby.
(c) A barking dog.
(d) David's father.

8. Who is the father of the boy who has been kidnapped?
(a) Howard Marshall.
(b) Tilman Barth.
(c) Norman Hosbig.
(d) Charles Hobuhet.

9. What is Hobuhet's occupation?
(a) College student.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Logger.
(d) Investor.

10. To whom does Charles dedicate his sacrifice?
(a) His sister.
(b) The innocents.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) The great wandering bear.

11. How many people make up the search party?
(a) 150.
(b) 300.
(c) 75.
(d) 500.

12. Who organizes the search party?
(a) CIA.
(b) NASA.
(c) ACLU.
(d) FBI.

13. What does David ask Charles when they first stop to rest?
(a) What is going to happen.
(b) Where his parents are.
(c) Why he has been kidnapped.
(d) Where they are going.

14. What does Charles say will protect him and David?
(a) A bear.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A raven.
(d) A fox.

15. How does David feel when he goes into the woods in Section 3?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Elated.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charles doing in Section 6 that makes David think he is crazy?

2. What was Charles's sister's name?

3. Where did David's father go the morning that David went to camp?

4. What does David's mother recall doing with him the morning he leaves for camp?

5. What country is the Marshall's maid from?

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