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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. How far is the drop from the water to the shore when Brian works to get Derek on the raft?

2. What is the name of the river that runs out of the lake where Brian and Derek stay?

3. About how many miles will Brian travel if he uses the river to get to the trading post?

4. What time of day does Brian have the thought he would be better off if Derek were gone?

5. What does Brian shout when he thinks about getting rid of Derek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Brian do to Derek to see if he is responsive?

4. Why is Brian frustrated when he passes six bends and still does not see the raft?

5. Where does Brian put a note in case someone comes looking for them before they make it to the trading post?

6. What helps Brian fight sleep, in Chapter 18?

7. What does Brian discover when he looks at a map he finds?

8. Why does Brian decide to take breaks as he paddles?

9. Describe the trading post and the people who live there.

10. Why is Brian constantly fighting the raft at first?

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

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 3

Many times in the novel, Brian struggles with nature and with himself. Discuss conflict in the novel and how it affects the plot.

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