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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 far is the drop from the water to the shore when Brian works to get Derek on the raft?
(a) 7 in.
(b) 6 in.
(c) 5 in.
(d) 8 in.

2. How long does it take Brian to move the raft down the side of the lake to the river?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) An hour.

3. What is the name of the river that runs out of the lake where Brian and Derek stay?
(a) Bootsock.
(b) Eunice.
(c) BillieBob.
(d) Necktie.

4. How long after the ordeal does Brian receive a gift from Derek?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time of day does Brian have the thought he would be better off if Derek were gone?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brian see when he begins hallucinating?

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

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

5. How does Brian position Derek on the raft?

6. How does Brian nearly miss seeing the raft?

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

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

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

10. What does Brian decide when he hears a whooshing sound, at the end of Chapter 21?

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