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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 many beats per minute does Brian remember a heart should have?
(a) 70.
(b) 72.
(c) 76.
(d) 75.

2. What did the raft weigh at the end of the journey?
(a) About 400 pounds.
(b) About 300 pounds.
(c) 150 lbs.
(d) 250 lbs.

3. What does Brian shout when he thinks about getting rid of Derek?
(a) No.
(b) Stop.
(c) Yes.
(d) Never.

4. What did the raft weigh approximately when Brian started?
(a) 200 lbs.
(b) 150 lbs.
(c) 100 lbs.
(d) 250 lbs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Derek to recover completely from his ordeal?

2. How far does Brian pull Derek each time he moves Derek toward the raft?

3. What time does Brian find the hills he saw on the map?

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

5. In Chapter 15, how long does Brian believe it will take to get to the trading post?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brian position Derek on the raft?

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

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

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

6. Why does Brian talk to Derek when he is in the coma?

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

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

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

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

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