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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 happens when Brian rolls over to get up, after the lightning strike?
(a) His vision blurs.
(b) His knee buckles.
(c) His chest hurts.
(d) His ankle gives way.

2. What type of animals like to eat grub worms?
(a) Beavers.
(b) Skunks.
(c) Bears.
(d) Muskrats.

3. What picture is on Brian's baseball cap?
(a) Owl.
(b) Fish.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Lion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days will it take before Brian will be ready to eat grub worms?

2. When the plane lands on the lake where Brian and Derek will camp, how long does Brian believe it will be until it rains?

3. How long does Brian think it looks like they have been at the lake by the time they've been there three days?

4. What does Derek do when Brian places Derek on his back?

5. What is Brian's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Brian and Derek compromise on the gear they will keep for their stay at the lake?

2. What is the problem with Brian that Derek refers to in Chapter 7?

3. What does Brian see when the lightning strikes the shelter?

4. Why does Brian refuse to take the gear Derek packed for their stay in the wilderness?

5. How is the lightning described, in Chapter 10?

6. How was Brian hounded by the press when he returned home after surviving fifty-four days in the Canadian woods?

7. What does Brian realize will be involved in caring for Derek?

8. How does Brian feel when he realizes Derek may not wake up any time soon and that everything now rests on Brian?

9. How is the site selected that Derek and Brian go to?

10. How does Brian feel after being in the rain all night?

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