Chapters 1-5 |
#1 |
Who taught Brian about positive thinking? |
Mr. Perpich, his old English teacher |
#2 |
What made Brian go all the way out on the log to get his drink? |
The water near the shore was murky and had bugs in it. |
#3 |
What event upset Brian so much? |
He is upset about his parents' divorce. |
#4 |
Why couldn't' Brian hear anyone over the radio? |
He forgot to let go of the button after he finished talking. |
#5 |
What happened after Brian yelled, 'I'm hungry!'? |
All the animal noises stopped, and he heard complete silence. |
Chapters 6-9 |
#1 |
What scared Brian so much when he was picking the raspberries? |
a bear |
#2 |
Why was Brian so upset about thinking of his mother and Thursdays? |
She goes to see 'him' on Thursdays. |
#3 |
What woke Brian up in the middle of the night? |
a growl and then a smell |
#4 |
How did Brian figure out what animal it was in the shelter with him? |
A porcupine because he had quills stuck in his leg where he had kicked at the animal. |
#5 |
How did Brian get shelter? |
He found a large dip in a stone wall and built a wall of woven sticks to close it off. |
Chapters 14-17 |
#1 |
Why did the moose attack Brian? |
Brian doesn't know. He thought it might be crazy. |
#2 |
What was trying to steal Brian's eggs? |
a skunk |
#3 |
How did Brian escape the moose? |
He crawled out on the other side of the stream and then played dead. |
#4 |
What did Brian remember about the plane when he saw it? |
He remembered that there was a survival kit on it. |
#5 |
How did Brian figure out which direction was which? |
He noticed the sun setting and figured out that must be west. |
Chapters 18, 19, and Epilogue |
#1 |
Why didn't Brian react to the plane or the pilot? |
He was in shock and couldn't believe that someone else was there. |
#2 |
He was in shock and couldn't believe that someone else was there. |
Nothing, they went back to living separately. |
#3 |
What happened when Brian found the survival kit? |
He saw the body of the pilot that had been eaten away by fish so only the skeleton was left, and he freaked out. |
#4 |
What continued to be very important to Brian? |
food |
#5 |
Why did Brian get angry at himself? |
He dropped the hatchet in the water. |