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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. Why does Stalking Wolf respect the chickadee spirit?

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

3. Why does Brown decide to not track at night that often?

4. In "Chickadee Survival", how do Brown and Rick find the lost 5-year-old boy?

5. Rick is less of a tracker, and more of a what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Stalking Wolf call the dogs "guardians" in "Omen"?

5. Why are there wild dogs in Pine Barrens?

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

7. Why is Brown out alone in "The Dog Tree"?

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

9. Why is Brown never afraid of the wilderness again 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

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 2

Choose two experiences or rites of passage that Brown had to endure during his tracking training. Describe each, and compare and contrast them. Keep in mind the actual experience, what was learned and the importance of the event.

Essay Topic 3

Describe what happened between Brown, Rick and the construction company. What is symbolic about Brown's actions against the construction company? What does it mean that no one will see what Brown had to say?

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