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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 deep is the river when Brian first enters it?

2. When Brian measures the twists and turns of the river, how far is it to the trading post?

3. How many days have passed when Brian thinks things would be better if Derek were gone?

4. How fast does Brian believe the current in the river flows?

5. How long does it take Brian to build the raft?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brian decide when he hears a whooshing sound, at the end of Chapter 21?

3. What horrible thought does Brian have toward morning as he struggles to return to the river?

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

5. What does Brian see when he begins hallucinating?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Brian is surprised how easy it is for him to get on the bush plane with Derek. Discuss Brian's feelings about flying, and how he deals with his feelings when he boards the plane and the plane takes off.

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