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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 is the first thing the raft strikes as it races through the rapids?
(a) A partly submerged log.
(b) A jagged rock.
(c) A large boulder.
(d) Two submerged rocks.

2. How long are the logs that Brian chooses for the raft?
(a) 10 ft.
(b) 8 ft.
(c) 6 ft.
(d) 12 ft.

3. How thick are the logs that Brian chooses for the raft?
(a) 8 inches.
(b) 12 inches.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 10 inches.

4. From where Brian stands in the water, at the beginning of Chapter 22, how far away does the water change colors?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1/8 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

5. How many miles an hour does Brian figure they are traveling on the raft?
(a) 2 mph.
(b) 4 mph.
(c) 1 mph.
(d) 3 mph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brian take approximate the distance of the two hills up ahead?

2. How long before Brian's back and arms ache, and he decides he needs breaks while paddling?

3. What weapon does Brian decide to take on the raft?

4. How fast does Brian believe the current in the river flows?

5. What animal attacked Brian when he was surviving on his own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Brian fight sleep, in Chapter 18?

2. Describe the trading post and the people who live there.

3. What is determined about Derek's condition, and how well does he recover?

4. What does Brian consider when the wood he chooses for the raft is soft?

5. What is Brian's state of mind as he paddles, in Chapter 24?

6. Why is Brian constantly fighting the raft at first?

7. What does Brian find in Derek's briefcase?

8. Why does Brian decide to take breaks as he paddles?

9. What does Brian do to Derek to see if he is responsive?

10. What does Brian see and hear, toward the end of Chapter 24?

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