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The River Final Test Part 1 Chapters 12-17

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does Brian think Derek can go without food?

a)

on day

b)

maybe four

c)

nine or ten days

d)

three months

2.

How long does Brian think Derek can go without water?

a)

only one day

b)

two, three or maybe four days

c)

nine or ten days

d)

three months

3.

What is Derek's heart rate?

a)

3-4 beats per minute

b)

65 beats per minute

c)

72 beats per minute

d)

140 beats per minute

4.

Brian remembers that a person in a coma can sometimes...

a)

hear

b)

eate

c)

laugh

d)

taste

5.

Why does Brian draw a big zero in the dirt?

a)

To show Derek how much food is left

b)

solve a math problem

c)

drawing a funny picture

d)

to show Derek he does not know what to do

6.

What does Brian decide to do?

a)

fix the radio

b)

open Derek's briefcase

c)

rip up a map

d)

try to get some sleep

7.

Why does Brian stop reading Derek's notes?

a)

Brian felt angry

b)

his mom told him not to read them

c)

he could not read his writing

d)

he felt like he was prying

8.

Who has another copy of Derek's map?

a)

the pilot

b)

Brian's mom

c)

Brian's dad

d)

a police officer

9.

What area of the lake has a river?

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

10.

What is the name of the river?

a)

Eunice

b)

Necktie

c)

Bootsock

d)

It does not have a name. It only has a a number

11.

The river flows through...

a)

smaller lakes, swamps and forests

b)

tunnel, huge lakes and deserts

c)

deserts, swamps and tunnels

d)

forest, swamps and huge lakes

12.

What does Brian discover along the river

a)

airport

b)

large city

c)

hospital

d)

trading post

13.

How far does Brian measure the river the first time?

a)

10 - 15 kilometers

b)

40-45 kilometers

c)

80-85 kilometers

d)

100 - 105 kilometers

14.

How far does Brian measure the river the second time?

a)

100 kilometers

b)

150 kilometers

c)

200 kilometers

d)

250 kilometers

15.

Derek was defenseless. Defenseless means

a)

no way to protect himself

b)

lots of ways to protect himself

c)

very angry

d)

only a few ways to protect himself

16.

Why does Brian realize he has no choice?

a)

Derek told Brian what to do in his notebook

b)

a man on the road told Brian what to do

c)

Brian knows Derek always wanted to visit that trading post

d)

Brian knows that Derek will die of thirst soon

17.

Now that Brian has made a decision, what is vital?

a)

weather

b)

comfort

c)

time

d)

shelter

18.

How long does Brian estimate it will take to float down the river?

a)

about a day and a half

b)

two and a have days

c)

about three and a half days

d)

one week

19.

Why didn't Brian bring his hatchet on the trip with Derek?

a)

He accidentally broke it

b)

He forgot to bring it

c)

He decided bringing a hatchet would not be realistic

d)

He left it on the airplane

20.

Why does Brian build the raft near Derek?

a)

Because the lake water is too dirty

b)

Brian knows he will not be able to move Derek very far

c)

He wants to build the raft out of the rain

d)

Derek is whispering to Brian how to build the raft

21.

Brian compares his raft to what book?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Huckleberry Finn

c)

The Scarlet Letter

d)

Tom Sawyer

22.

What animals unknowingly helped Brian build the raft?

a)

bees

b)

bears

c)

birds

d)

beavers

23.

How long did Brian take to build the raft?

a)

One hour

b)

two hours

c)

Three hours

d)

one day

24.

What animal attack did Brian remember from his experience in the book "Hatchet"?

a)

skunk

b)

bear

c)

moose

d)

wolves

25.

True or False? It was easy to get Derek onto the raft.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Even though he wasn't sure if Derek could hear him, Brian did what?

a)

told Derek what they were going to be doing

b)

told Derek about animals that might attack

c)

told Derek it would be ok

27.

What did Brian leave at the camp before leaving with Derek on the raft?

a)

a fire

b)

his hatchet

c)

some food

d)

a note

28.

True of False? The raft worked well.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

At the end of the chapter, for the first time since the lightning hit them, Brian felt _________?

a)

sad

b)

frustrated

c)

angry

d)

positive

30.

What does Brian think about just before leaving the lake?

a)

taking Derek back to the shelter

b)

his mother

c)

the radio

d)

the weather

31.

How wide is the river?

a)

40-50 feet

b)

60-70 feet

c)

80-90 feet

d)

100-110 feet

32.

What does Brian quickly learn about the logs he is using for the raft?

a)

heavy and impossible to turn

b)

light and impossible to turn

c)

heavy and easy to turn

d)

light and easy to turn

33.

How far did Brian and Derek travel before the raft flipped?

a)

100 miles

b)

100 yards

c)

100 feet

d)

100 inches

34.

How often does Brian stop to rest?

a)

every hour

b)

every half hour

c)

every minute

d)

every ten minutes

35.

How long does Brian rest when he stops?

a)

one minute

b)

ten minutes

c)

half hour

d)

an hour

36.

At the current pace, how long does Brian think it will take him to get to the trading post?

a)

one day

b)

two days

c)

three days

d)

four days

37.

Brian thinks of Derek as "cut down" what does this mean?

a)

Derek's skin and body is cut by the logs and he is bleeding heavily.

b)

Derek looks normal and could wake up at any minute

c)

Derek is not breathing and it looks like he will die

d)

Derek fell off the raft and his body dropped into the river