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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 do Brown and Rick eat to celebrate finishing building their cabin?

2. How does Brown try to defeat the Alpha dog in "The Dog Tree"?

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

4. How is Brown able to run away from the dogs in "The Dog Tree"?

5. In "The Ultimate Track", what does Brown say the best mysteries are?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Night Crawl", what is Brown's final opinion of his camping trip?

2. How does Brown choose where to build the Good Medicine Cabin?

3. Why does Brown learn about mice?

4. In "The Ultimate Track", how does Brown describe tracking?

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

6. How does Brown end up getting out of the tree and escaping the dogs in "The Dog Tree"?

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

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

9. What test does Stalking Wolf give Brown in "Jersey Devil"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the folktale behind the Jersey Devil? How does Brown conquer his fear of the Jersey Devil? What is important about this act? What does the Jersey Devil ultimately represent?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the following quote to the major themes expressed in this novel: "A skull is the ultimate track a creature leaves. When everything else has been unshaped by time, when every scratch and print is gone, the skull remains."

Essay Topic 3

Brown's education in nature spans this entire novel. Trace Brown's education from beginning to end, selecting two or three turning points. What makes these moments most valuable in Brown's education?

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