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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 jagged rock.
(b) A large boulder.
(c) A partly submerged log.
(d) Two submerged rocks.

2. How much weight did Brian lose during the ordeal?
(a) 12 lbs.
(b) 13 lbs.
(c) 14 lbs.
(d) 11 lbs.

3. How much does Derek weigh?
(a) 210.
(b) 175.
(c) About 180.
(d) About 190.

4. What type of trees tower high along the river, in Chapter 19?
(a) White oak.
(b) Mountain maple.
(c) Pine, spruce, and cedar.
(d) Fir, birch, and cedar.

5. From what end of the lake does the river run out?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the raft weigh at the end of the journey?

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

3. What does Brian think he hears the morning of the next day, in Chapter 24?

4. How deep is the river when Brian first enters it?

5. How wide is the river where it leaves the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brian decide that he was foolish to leave the lake and trust the map?

2. What horrible thought does Brian have toward morning as he struggles to return to the river?

3. Where does Brian put a note in case someone comes looking for them before they make it to the trading post?

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

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

6. What does Brian see when he begins hallucinating?

7. How does Brian nearly miss seeing the raft?

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

9. How does Brian position Derek on the raft?

10. What happens to Brian as the raft goes through the rapids?

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