Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best demonstrates Crabbe’s desire for independence?

A) His fall into the Trout River

B) His reaction to Coach Grant’s accusations

C) The hospital admissions chart

D) The camp he shares with Mary

2. What aspect of Crabbe’s personality is demonstrated clearly in his interactions with Dr. Browne?

A) His lack of awareness of his own privilege

B) His desire to take responsibility for his own decisions

C) His distrust of adult authority figures

D) His belief that nature can be transformative

3. Which term describes a flaw that Crabbe sees in most adults?

A) Cowardice

B) Hypocrisy

C) Cruelty

D) Greed

4. What does Crabbe imagine will happen on his journey into the North?

A) He thinks that his success there will finally prove to the adults in his life that he knows more than they give him credit for.

B) He thinks that suffering and going without the comforts he is used to will teach him to appreciate his privilege.

C) He thinks that spending time away from his parents will give him more perspective on his conflicts with them.

D) He thinks that he will be transformed into a stronger and more independent version of himself.

5. What do Crabbe’s survival of the bear encounter and his fall into the river have in common?

A) He survives because of luck.

B) He survives because of his quick thinking.

C) He survives because of advanced preparation.

D) He survives because of physical skill.

6. Which scene best demonstrates that Crabbe has matured and learned true independence and autonomy?

A) Crabbe’s obedience in not opening the backpack Mary has made off limits, despite his curiosity

B) Crabbe’s rescue of Mary and successful escape from the drunk men and their dogs

C) Crabbe’s realization that he has been sheltered and knows very little about the wilderness

D) Crabbe’s new understanding that the wilderness is a neutral place that does not deliberately work for him or against him

7. Given Mary’s actions throughout the story, which of the following seems to be most important to her?

A) Autonomy

B) Community

C) Adventure

D) Education

8. Which scene best demonstrates that Crabbe has learned to have more empathy for and understanding of other people?

A) When he remembers the good things about his English teacher

B) When he decides to write the journal entries that make up this book

C) When he thinks back over all of the things that Mary taught him

D) When he reads through the contents of Mary’s pack

9. What is one important way that Crabbe matures while he is in the wilderness?

A) He learns that the wilderness is full of danger.

B) He learns to accept that adults have authority over him.

C) He learns constructive ways to deal with his feelings.

D) He learns how to overcome any obstacle.

10. What emotion does Crabbe try to manage through reflection, exercise, and smoking his pipe?

A) Anxiety

B) Anger

C) Sadness

D) Jealousy

11. Over time, how does Crabbe’s relationship to the wilderness change?

A) He becomes more alienated from nature.

B) He becomes more realistic about nature.

C) He becomes more idealistic about nature.

D) He becomes more excited about nature.

12. Which is the most accurate description of Crabbe’s beliefs about education?

A) Formal education can be boring and challenging, but it opens many doors in life.

B) People born with intellectual gifts do not really need any form of education.

C) Education is just a form of brainwashing, no matter who the teacher is.

D) Formal education is not as important or useful as informal education.

13. Which is the best evidence that Crabbe learns respect for the power of words?

A) His respect for his English teacher

B) His changed attitude toward his parents

C) His decision to keep a journal

D) His choice to work at the wilderness camp

14. Which event most makes Crabbe question how he chooses to live his life?

A) When he goes through Mary’s backpack

B) When he is almost drowned in the river

C) When the black bear attacks him

D) When he wakes up in the hospital

15. Which event foreshadows Crabbe’s eventual change in attitude toward his parents?

A) Crabbe’s feeling like a baby again after the bear attack

B) The conversation Crabbe has with the clinic doctor

C) Crabbe’s feelings when the Good Samaritan stops for him

D) Mary’s comments about maturity and blaming others

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How does Crabbe’s journey out of the wilderness illustrate that there are consequences to autonomy?

2. What values does Mary embody for Crabbe, and why is she such an important contrast to his parents and peers at school?