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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. When Brian believes that Derek might be dead, where does Brian first touch Derek to find signs of life?

2. How many times does Brian have to hit the flint to make it spark?

3. After the men leave, how long does Brian have until his mother gets home?

4. What does Brian's mother sell?

5. What was the name of the pilot who died when Brian went into the wilderness last time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Brian hounded by the press when he returned home after surviving fifty-four days in the Canadian woods?

2. How have Brian's senses changed since his experience in the woods?

3. How does Brian describe Derek, Bill, and Erik?

4. How do Brian and Derek compromise on the gear they will keep for their stay at the lake?

5. How does Derek describe the survival experience he had?

6. Why is Derek the one to go into the wilderness with Brian?

7. What does Brian say nature is?

8. Why does Brian refuse to take the gear Derek packed for their stay in the wilderness?

9. How does Brian feel after being in the rain all night?

10. How does Brian's mother feel about Brian going back into the wilderness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Brian and Derek and how that relationship affects Brian when Derek is unconscious.

Essay Topic 2

Brian encounters an area where beavers have felled a stand of poplars. Discuss beavers, their behavior, and how they helped Brian.

Essay Topic 3

When Brian is paddling the raft, he suffers from sleep deprivation. Discuss sleep deprivation and how it affects Brian.

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