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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. Where does Brian prick Derek with a knife to see if he is responsive?

2. How much does Derek weigh?

3. How many miles did Brian and Derek travel down the river?

4. How far does it take the raft to match the current of the river?

5. After Brian passes a second bend, how far is it to the next bend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brian see and hear, toward the end of Chapter 24?

2. How does Brian get the logs he needs for a raft?

3. What happens to Brian as the raft goes through the rapids?

4. How does Brian position Derek on the raft?

5. How does Brian nearly miss seeing the raft?

6. What does Brian consider when the wood he chooses for the raft is soft?

7. What does Brian do to protect Derek from the sun?

8. What does Brian find in Derek's briefcase?

9. Why does Brian decide that he was foolish to leave the lake and trust the map?

10. What is determined about Derek's condition, and how well does he recover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, the author refers to the back story when Brian survived on his own. Discuss the back story and how the author tells the back story.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Brian begins to have second thoughts about his decision to return to the wilderness and to send away the equipment. Discuss why Brian has second thoughts about his decision to return to the wilderness and to send away the equipment.

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