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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. What does Charles think about as he leads David into the woods?
(a) The running bear.
(b) David's family.
(c) His sister.
(d) How famous he will soon be.

2. What does David compare Charles to as they walk through the woods when David is first kidnapped?
(a) Superman.
(b) Deerstalker.
(c) His father.
(d) Pocahontas.

3. What did Charles decide he was, leading him to choose his alias?
(a) The deciding factor.
(b) The wind in the trees
(c) The center of the universe.
(d) Death.

4. Who do Charles and David meet up with in Section 5?
(a) David's father.
(b) A group of hikers.
(c) A sheriff's deputy.
(d) A member of the search party.

5. In Section 4, what does David hear when he awakens?
(a) A violent storm.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A wolf.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Charles pray?

2. How many people make up the search party?

3. What does Charles do in Section 3 when he sees what he believes to be an omen?

4. Who did Charles imagine spoke to him in Section 2?

5. How does the maid make David feel in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the events in Section 3 that lead to David finally realizing that he is in danger?

2. Section 2 explains the reasons behind Charles's transformation into Katsuk, a name he chose as a child. Outline the one major triggering event sending Charles into spiraling insanity and his devolution into the more archaic Katsuk.

3. What makes Charles choose the name "Katsuk"?

4. Do you think Charles has a legitimate point about the treatment of the Native Americans, despite his poor choice of solutions?

5. Even though he is under intense stress and pressure, what does David do in Section 5 that gives a reader a picture of how he is handling his kidnapping?

6. Why does David begin collecting pebbles, and why does it anger Katsuk?

7. Describe the first moments of David's kidnapping through David's eyes.

8. Katsuk seems devastated by what he has done when he finally kills David, but he has fulfilled his mission. Do you think Katsuk's madness would have been abated had he not killed David? Do you think it will be now that he has killed David? Why or why not?

9. Katsuk is ill, yet David still follows him. Why do you think David doesn't take this opportunity to escape?

10. As Katsuk grows more insane with each passing day, what happens to David's spirit, attitude, and personality as a result?

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