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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 color is the flint that Brian finds?

2. What month is it in Chapters 1-3?

3. In Chapters 1-3, how long has it been since Brian spent time alone in the Canadian woods?

4. What color is the trim on the vehicle that Brian's mother drives?

5. What does Derek say he ate in his survival course?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the place that Brian finds for a shelter.

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

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

4. How does Brian make fire?

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

6. While Brian is telling Derek what they should do for the day, what is Brian really thinking?

7. Why, in Chapter 10, does Brian believe that the rain won't bother him or Derek?

8. What does Brian say nature is?

9. What gear do Brian and Derek have when the plane leaves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brian forces Derek to leave the survival gear on the plane. Discuss why Brian will not use the survival gear Derek packed.

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

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

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