Vocabulary
Larges groups are called what?
Hordes
Why does Brian call the trees the Green Death?
Ex. Brian calls the trees the Green Death because he knows that if he crashes into them he will surely die because they are so closely clustered together.
Brian quickly realizes that he needs to provide for three needs to survive, what are they?
Food, Water, Shelter
Why was Brian traveling in the bushplane?
To see his dad in Canada.
What is the Secret?
He saw his mother kissing another man.
Visible and Known
What animal attacked Brian in this portion of the story?
Porcupine
How did Brian find the "gutcherries"?
Birds in the bush.
What is wrong with the pilot?
He is having a heart attack.
What will eventually happen if Brian just keeps the plane on a course pointing straight ahead?
He will run out of fuel and crash.
What advice did Brian's English teacher give him on his attitude?
Always have a positive attitude and stay focused.
Even though the bear was at the raspberry bush, why did Brian think it was safe to go back?
The bear showed no interest in Brian.
What gift did Brian's mother give him?
Why didn't Brian want to crash into the lake?
He was worried he would drown and die.
Something is natural and raw and unchanged
Crude
Brian finally figured out how to make fire. How did he get this idea? & what was the method he used to get fire?
He had a dream with his dad and Terry in it and them reminding him about the fire. When he picked his hatchet up he saw the notch in the blade and remembered the sparks.
What mistake did Brian make with the use of his hatchet?
He used it to throw at the porcupine and it hit the wall of the cave.
Why did Brian call the first berries he found, gutcherries?
Brian called them gutcherries because he ate way too many and they tore his stomach up in the middle of the night.
Brian was so used to the ready availability of food that he was not prepared to seek it in the wilderness. What did he finally do?
He ventured into the woods to find berries. He kept the lake in his sight so that he didn't get lost. He did finally find cherries in a bush with birds.
Explain why Brian thought he had both good and bad luck.
Ex. Brian was lucky to be alive, but had bad luck because he was stranded.
Ex. pg. 27 (green book), pg. 28 (blue book)
How did Brian know a little about flying a plane?
Whom did Brian blame for his predicament? Evaluate his thinking. Why did he think this?
Brian blamed his mother. He blamed her for the Secret, the Divorce and having to be on this plane to go see his dad during the summer for visitation rights.