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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 Brian fix for a side dish, in Chapter 3?
(a) Salad.
(b) Baked potatoes.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Fruit salad.

2. If trouble develops, how long will it take a plane to reach Brian and Derek at the lake?
(a) 3-4 hours.
(b) 6-7 hours.
(c) 2-3 hours.
(d) 4-5 hours.

3. When the lean-to doesn't protect Brian and Derek from the rain, where do they try to shelter?
(a) Under an overhang.
(b) Under willows and birch.
(c) In a thicket.
(d) In a rotted log.

4. What does Brian's mother sell?
(a) Books.
(b) Lots.
(c) Watches.
(d) Avon.

5. What type of bark does Brian use to make his first fire?
(a) Birch.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Brian's last name?

3. How is Brian lying when he regains consciousness, in Chapter 11?

4. About how far does Brian fall when he finds the flint?

5. How long does it take after for the plane that transports Brian and Derek to begin flying over forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian see when he looks at Derek?

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

3. Why, in Chapter 10, does Brian believe that the rain won't bother him or Derek?

4. How long does Brian believe it might be before someone would come looking for him and Derek?

5. While Brian is telling Derek what they should do for the day, what is Brian really thinking?

6. How did Brian discover fire when he was on his own?

7. Who are Derek, Bill, and Erik?

8. What does Brian see and hear when he goes outside the lean-to the first night?

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

10. Why is Derek the one to go into the wilderness with Brian?

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