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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 much does Derek weigh?

2. How deep is the water where Brian finds himself, at the beginning of Chapter 22?

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

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

5. How many meter grids are on the map?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Brian decide he can't leave Derek to go for help?

5. Where does Brian find himself after he awakes from sleep?

6. Why does Brian decide he has to swim to find the raft?

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

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

9. How does Brian nearly miss seeing the raft?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

When Brian is paddling the raft, he suffers from sleep deprivation. Discuss sleep deprivation and how it affects Brian.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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