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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 nuts does Brian find, in Chapter 8?

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

3. How long should the fire last that is burning, at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

5. What direction do the storms come from at the lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brian see and hear when he goes outside the lean-to the first night?

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

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

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

6. How long does Brian believe it might be before someone would come looking for him and Derek?

7. How did Brian discover fire when he was on his own?

8. What does Brian see when he looks at Derek?

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

10. What is the problem with Brian that Derek refers to in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brian considers good luck and bad luck and how it affects survival. Discuss good and bad luck and how it relates to Brian and the survival experiences.

Essay Topic 2

Brian finds a better shelter for Derek and himself. Compare and contrast the two shelters that Brian and Derek have.

Essay Topic 3

There are problems that Brian faces throughout the novel. Discuss the problems Brian faces and how he solves them.

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