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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The End of the World, Guardian, Thoreau Summer, and Journeyman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people describe the Jersey Devil in folk tales?
(a) Huge and hairy.
(b) Dark and fast-moving.
(c) Muscular and tall.
(d) Blue with long fingers.

2. In "Chickadee Survival", what do the Boy Scouts do to prepare for the winter storm?
(a) They make hotel reservations.
(b) They collect logs for a fire.
(c) They collect everyone's blankets.
(d) They build a lean-to shack.

3. What does Brown see when he tries to trace the tracks of his fight with the Jersey Devil?
(a) There is only one set of tracks.
(b) There are three sets of tracks.
(c) There is a dead deer in the middle of them.
(d) All the tracks have disappeared.

4. How does Brown describe the final effect of his cold training rite of passage?
(a) He never felt the cold again.
(b) He would share it with his son one day.
(c) He thinks it was a waste of time.
(d) He'd always remember to dress warmly.

5. According to Brown in "Thoreau Summer", when will most wild animals attack?
(a) When threatened with a gun.
(b) When chased.
(c) When cornered.
(d) When yelled at.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brown say he can "wait it out" in "Night Crawl"?

2. In "Night Crawl", Brown says it will take about how long before someone comes looking for him?

3. How do Brown and Rick describe the "cold wind" in "Cold Training"?

4. Why do Brown and Rick grow used to being cold in "Cold Training"?

5. In "The End of the World", what does Stalking Wolf tell Rick and Brown at the cabin?

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