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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 type of shirt is Brian wearing when they fly to the wilderness?
(a) T-shirt.
(b) Fishing shirt.
(c) Flannel shirt.
(d) Turtleneck.

2. How does Brian describe the surface of the lake when they land?
(a) Rough.
(b) Smooth as glass.
(c) Choppy.
(d) Smooth as a mirror.

3. What animal helped Brian find flint when he survived alone?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Chipmunk.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Porcupine.

4. How large is the moon when Brian slips out of their crude lean-to?
(a) Silver.
(b) Half.
(c) Three quarters.
(d) Full.

5. How long does Brian wait for Derek to wake up?
(a) A few hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) About 12 hours.
(d) The rest of the day and all night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Derek's job?

2. In Chapters 1-3, how long has it been since Brian spent time alone in the Canadian woods?

3. How long ago did Brian's parents divorce?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what do Brian and Derek find that they set aside to eat later if they have to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brian say nature is?

3. What gear do Brian and Derek have when the plane leaves?

4. How does Brian make fire?

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

6. Describe the place that Brian finds for a shelter.

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

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

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

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

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