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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen if Maverick flies further east?
(a) He will be able to rejoin his group.
(b) He will be lost.
(c) He will be subjected to accidental shooting.
(d) He will be unable to find water.

2. Who has a parachute?
(a) Parachutes are not mentioned.
(b) Rick.
(c) Lon.
(d) Neither man.

3. What does Rick realize Carlile has stolen when Rick gets back to camp?
(a) Guns.
(b) Camera.
(c) The truck.
(d) Gas.

4. What does Lon reveal to Rick about Lon's past?
(a) He was in prison.
(b) He was a foster child.
(c) He had a brother who was killed by a gang.
(d) He accidentally kills his father with a shotgun he thought was not loaded.

5. How high are the fliers when they drift downward?
(a) 22,000 feet.
(b) 14,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.

6. What does Rick have to stop himself from grabbing?
(a) The rudders.
(b) Lon's pack.
(c) The control bar.
(d) The wing struts.

7. Who scares off the other birds from the carcass?
(a) A golden eagle.
(b) A turkey vulture.
(c) Maverick.
(d) A bald eagle.

8. When does Lon decide to return to try to catch Maverick?
(a) In the dark.
(b) He is unsure.
(c) The next morning.
(d) At noon the next day.

9. Why do Lon and Rick run to the Maze?
(a) To see if Maverick is there.
(b) To view the waterfalls caused by the downpour.
(c) To decide if it is a good place to take off on a glider.
(d) To take pictures.

10. What concerns Rick about the condor's heart rate?
(a) That it is too strong.
(b) That it is too weak.
(c) That it is too high.
(d) That it is too slow.

11. What chases Rick as he runs for Lon's camp?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A German shepherd.
(d) The pit bull and Humvee.

12. What does Rick hear when he approaches Carlile's camp?
(a) Carlile and Gunderson arguing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Someone moaning.
(d) Someone crying.

13. Where does Rick see the Humvee?
(a) Running into the water tower.
(b) Parked near the Maze.
(c) Going over the edge of Jasper Canyon.
(d) While in the air on the hang glider.

14. From what does Rick once save an eagle?
(a) Beaver dam.
(b) Plastic can holder.
(c) A bobcat trap.
(d) Fishing line.

15. What does Rick tell Josh on the radio?
(a) About the danger of fire in the area.
(b) About how well Maverick has settled into the flock.
(c) About M4's death.
(d) About the new golden eagle's nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rick indicate his desire to land?

2. Why is Rick nervous in the first part of Chapter 17?

3. Where does Rick figure he will hide if there is trouble?

4. What does Rick hear in the distance hours later?

5. What time do Lon and Rick take up positions at the Doll House formation?

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