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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 type of bark does Brian use to make his first fire?

2. What shape is the lake where Derek and Brian land?

3. What type of tree is hit by the lightning and falls toward the shelter?

4. What type of nuts does Brian find, in Chapter 8?

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what do Brian and Derek find that they eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the site selected that Derek and Brian go to?

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

3. How does Brian fight his fear when the plane ascends?

4. What does Brian see when the lightning strikes the shelter?

5. Who are Derek, Bill, and Erik?

6. How does Brian tell Derek to deal with the mosquitoes?

7. How does Brian feel when he realizes Derek may not wake up any time soon and that everything now rests on Brian?

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

9. How does Brian say that grub worms are eaten?

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

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

Brian remembers how he became famous after his wilderness survival experiences. Discuss why Brian became famous and how being famous affected his life.

Essay Topic 3

There are times when there is anxiety and uncertainty that lead to suspenseful moments. Discuss suspense and how Paulsen uses suspense in the novel.

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