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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Brian, Derek, and their pilot leave the runway?
(a) New York.
(b) Maine.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Michigan.

2. What does Brian eat while he waits for Derek to wake up?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Dried meat.
(c) Fish.
(d) Berries.

3. What type of vehicle does Brian's mother drive?
(a) Sedan.
(b) Pickup.
(c) Subcompact.
(d) Station wagon.

4. What shape was the lake where Brian survived the first time?
(a) L-shaped.
(b) S-shaped.
(c) Circular.
(d) Rectangular.

5. How many days will it take before Brian will be ready to eat grub worms?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

6. When the crack of thunder awakens Brian a second time, in Chapter 10, where does Brian move?
(a) Toward Derek.
(b) To the front of the shelter.
(c) Toward the radio.
(d) To the back of the shelter.

7. What is Derek's job?
(a) Instructor.
(b) Astronaut.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Psychologist.

8. What animal does Brian see in the lake his first night there?
(a) Wolf or fox.
(b) Beaver or muskrat.
(c) Bear.
(d) Fish.

9. What does Brian try to show Derek when he falls?
(a) Fish.
(b) A bear.
(c) A cave.
(d) Flint.

10. How old is Brian?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

11. What direction does the overhang of Brian and Derek's shelter face?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

12. What time does the rain stop?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) Near dawn.
(c) Around dusk.
(d) 1 p.m.

13. What is Derek reaching for when he is struck by lighting?
(a) Jacket.
(b) Briefcase and radio.
(c) Food and water.
(d) Fire.

14. What fruit have Brian and Derek found that is a little green?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Plums.
(d) Pears.

15. How many men come to Brian's house in Chapter 1?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of nuts does Brian find, in Chapter 8?

2. What type of music does the pilot of the plane listen to?

3. What is Brian's last name?

4. How much topsoil does Brian say man and every little and big thing are dependent upon?

5. About how wide is the river where it leaves the lake?

(see the answer keys)

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