Vocabulary Victory
Rough movement of an airplane caused by moving air is called this.
What is turbulence?
Brian is traveling in a small plane to visit this family member.
Who is his father?
This animal leaves painful quills in Brian’s leg after he kicks at it in the dark.
What is a porcupine?
This bird is Brian’s name for the ruffed grouse he tries to hunt.
What is a foolbird?
This thirteen-year-old boy is the main character of the novel.
Who is Brian Robeson?
This word means a sick feeling in your stomach, like Brian feels during the flight.
What is nausea?
This happens to the pilot, leaving Brian alone at the controls.
What is a heart attack?
These berries make Brian sick after he eats too many of them
What are gut cherries?
A moose attack and this powerful storm hit Brian on the same day.
What is a tornado?
This man is Brian’s English teacher, who encourages students to stay positive and motivated.
Who is Mr. Perpich?
When something is completely under water, it is described by this word.
What is submerged?
Brian uses this to call for help from the plane.
What is the radio?
Brian strikes his hatchet against this to make sparks for starting a fire.
What is rock?
Brian gives this name to the raft he builds to reach the plane.
What is Brushpile One?
The story mostly follows Brian’s thoughts and feelings, so it uses this kind of point of view.
What is third-person limited point of view?
Dry material that catches fire easily and helps start a fire is called this.
What is tinder?
Brian’s crash ends in this kind of body of water, where he swims to shore.
What is a lake?
Brian finds these in a turtle’s nest and eats them for food.
What are eggs?
Brian finds the survival pack inside this part of the crashed plane.
What is the tail?
Brian knows his mother kissed this person, a fact he calls “the Secret.”
Who is a blond man in a station wagon?
To eat a large amount of food quickly and greedily is to do this.
What is gorge?
Brian chooses a spot beneath a rocky overhang to build this protection from weather and animals.
What is a shelter?
Brian tries to catch fish with this tool, but the fish are too fast for it.
What is a fish spear?
The epilogue says Brian survives in the wilderness for this many days.
What are 54 days?
After the rescue, Brian does not tell his father about this painful memory.
What is the Secret?