1. What animal did Brian see as he was hunting for foolbirds?

1. a raccoon
2. a stunk
3. a wolf
4. a bear

2. How many days has Brian been in the Canadian wilderness?

1. 35
2. 20
3. 4
4. 47

3. Brian wishes to die after the plane leaves. What does he try to do to end his life?

1. drown in the lake
2. cut himself with the hatchet
3. jump off a cliff
4. wrestle a bear

4. Why is Brian unable to catch the fish in the lake?

1. Brian’s spear was not sharp enough to pierce the skin of the fish.
2. Brian was not fast enough to hit the fish and they swam away.
3. The water bent the light making the fish look like they were in a different place than where they really were.
4. The fish stayed in the deep water and Brian could not get close enough to catch them.

5. What animal came inside Brian’s shelter?

1. a skunk
2. a rabbit
3. a bear
4. a deer

6. What did Brian do to improve his shelter?

1. Brian made a roof of pine branches.
2. He wove small branches through heavy logs making the walls look like a basket.
3. Brian brought in logs and made a bed that was off the floor.
4. Brian built a door to get in and out of the shelter.

7. Where did Brian store the food he caught?

1. on the ledge above his shelter
2. tied in his jacket and hung up in the tall trees
3. buried in the sand under his sleeping mat
4. in a bowl-shaped rock

8. How does Brian store his fish?

1. Brian tied the fish with one of his shoelaces and hung them in a tree.
2. Brian wove a basket from small branches and placed it at the edge of the lake.
3. Brian put the fish on his storage shelf.
4. Brian built a holding pen out of rocks at the edge of the lake.

9. Why did Brian take 4 baths a day?

1. Brian was itchy from all the bug bites.
2. Brian was sprayed by a skunk.

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