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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 is Brown sued by the SPCA?

2. What does Brown realize about his connection with the modern world in "Search"?

3. Who was Brown an apprentice under?

4. How old are Brown and Rick in the chapter "Thaw"?

5. In "True Lostness", what do Brown and Rick find in the beaver den?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "True Lostness", why are the beavers dead?

2. What must Brown and Rick do to become "invisible" in "Invisible Walking"?

3. Why does Brown know that poachers were killing deer in "Guardian"?

4. In "Thaw", what does Brown find funny about the police dogs?

5. In "True Lostness", why do Rick and Brown argue?

6. In "Guardian", what does Brown do when he finds the poachers?

7. What happens when Brown encounters the drunks in "Thoreau Summer"?

8. In "Predator", how does Brown describe the deer he kills?

9. What does Brown say to himself after killing the deer in "Predator"?

10. How does Brown comfort the handicapped man's family in "Search"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rick and Brown collect skulls. What is symbolic about the skulls? How does this act bind the two in friendship? What happens to the skulls when Rick moves away?

Essay Topic 2

How is Brown at odds with modern society? How does he seek to comes to terms with modern society and how does he try to set himself apart from modern society? What is the author saying about human society?

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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