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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. What does Brown do in "The Dog Tree" when he is chased by dogs?

2. How does Brown feel after his encounter with the Jersey Devil?

3. Where does Brown get his definition of a "holy source?"

4. What do the Boy Scout leaders think of the coming winter storm?

5. How do people describe the Jersey Devil in folk tales?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Stalking Wolf tell about "smacking the bear"?

2. What happens in "Omen" when Brown and Rick go into the pit?

3. What happens once Brown is chased up the tree in "The Dog Tree"?

4. What happens when the dogs get out of the pit in "Omen"?

5. How does Brown know the way to rescue Rick from the quick mud?

6. What happened when Brown was attacked by a wild dog when he was 10?

7. Why does Brown learn about mice?

8. What happens when the wild dogs sneak up on Brown and Rick as they are celebrating finishing building their cabin?

9. Why are there wild dogs in Pine Barrens?

10. What do Brown's parents think of his time in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stalking Wolf has an interesting teaching method. Describe the way Stalking Wolf teaches, how his students learn and how this style of teaching is different from traditional school.

Essay Topic 2

What is bear smacking? Why does Brown try smacking a bear? What is symbolic about the results of this attempt?

Essay Topic 3

Using the events and ideas of this novel, explain how humanity can have a positive effect on nature as well as a negative effect. What does the author try to tell his reader about the effect of people on nature?

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