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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 wide is the river where it leaves the lake?
(a) 60-70 ft. across.
(b) 30-40 ft. across.
(c) 20 ft. across.
(d) 100 ft. across.

2. What does the trading post consist of?
(a) A large house and barn.
(b) A small cabin.
(c) A house and several sheds.
(d) Two outbuildings.

3. Why doesn't Brian run along the shore to find Derek?
(a) Too rocky.
(b) Too swampy.
(c) Too many trees.
(d) Too much like a jungle.

4. Brian drifts into the lake and tries to get out by paddling. About how fast is the raft moving?
(a) About a mile an hour.
(b) 2 mph.
(c) 3 mph.
(d) About a half a mile an hour.

5. After Brian passes a second bend, how far is it to the next bend?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1/8 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Brian use to describe how his muscles feel, in Chapter 23?

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

3. How long does Brian believe it would take Derek to die of thirst?

4. What is on the bottom of the section of river where Brian finds himself, at the beginning of Chapter 22?

5. What does Brian use to make a canopy for Derek?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian discover when he looks at a map he finds?

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

3. Why is Brian frustrated when he passes six bends and still does not see the raft?

4. Why does Brian decide he has to swim to find the raft?

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

6. What does Brian see when the raft wheels around a bend?

7. Why does Brian decide he can't leave Derek to go for help?

8. What does Brian do to protect Derek from the sun?

9. Where does Brian find himself after he awakes from sleep?

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

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