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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. How long does Brian think it looks like they have been at the lake by the time they've been there three days?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) A year.
(d) 10 months.

2. How long did Brian survive in the Canadian woods?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 63 days.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 54 days.

3. In Chapter 10, how many pieces of wood does Brian put on the fire when he awakens in the night?
(a) A couple.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) Several.

4. What simile does Brian use to describe the greenness of the trees when they land?
(a) Green like a pond.
(b) Green like a carpet.
(c) Green like a blanket.
(d) Green like a pudding.

5. What sound do Brian and Derek hear as they drift off to sleep their second night?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Nighthawk.
(d) Owl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of meat does Brian fix for supper, in Chapter 3?

2. What color does Brian see when the lightning strikes?

3. What does the pilot of the plane have to listen to music?

4. What animal does Brian see in the lake his first night there?

5. What was the name of the pilot who died when Brian went into the wilderness last time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Brian fight his fear when the plane ascends?

4. How did people bother Brian and a girl he met in school?

5. How does Brian say that grub worms are eaten?

6. How have Brian's senses changed since his experience in the woods?

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

8. What do Derik, Bill, and Erik want Brian to teach them?

9. Who are Derek, Bill, and Erik?

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

(see the answer keys)

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