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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What time of day did Brian, Derek, and their pilot leave?
2. What was the name of the pilot who died when Brian went into the wilderness last time?
3. What shape is the lake where Derek and Brian land?
4. At the end of Chapter 7, what do Brian and Derek find that they eat?
5. What does Derek say he ate in his survival course?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, in Chapter 10, does Brian believe that the rain won't bother him or Derek?
2. Why is Derek the one to go into the wilderness with Brian?
3. How have Brian's senses changed since his experience in the woods?
4. How did people bother Brian and a girl he met in school?
5. What is the problem with Brian that Derek refers to in Chapter 7?
6. How does Brian fight his fear when the plane ascends?
7. How long does Brian believe it might be before someone would come looking for him and Derek?
8. Describe the place that Brian finds for a shelter.
9. What do Derik, Bill, and Erik want Brian to teach them?
10. How is the site selected that Derek and Brian go to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brian considers the ways he changed after the fifty-four days he spent in the Canadian wilderness. Discuss how Brian changed after living alone in the wilderness and how Brian changed after his experiences with Derek.
Essay Topic 2
There are times when there is anxiety and uncertainty that lead to suspenseful moments. Discuss suspense and how Paulsen uses suspense in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
By their fourth day in the wilderness, Brian is disgruntled when the survival experience turns into one big happy camping trip. Discuss why Brian believes there is a problem with the way things are going and why Derek does not believe there is a problem with the survival experience at that point in time.
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