Category 1
Which passage helps set up the novel’s opening conflict?
a.) “The pilot had been talking, just a moment ago, complaining of the pain.”
b.) “Brian felt his eyes beginning to burn and knew there would be tears.”
c.) “ ‘It goes on your belt.’ His mother spoke now without looking at him.”
a.) “The pilot had been talking, just a moment ago, complaining of the pain.”
"The pilot's mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulder now. Swore and hissed, 'Chest! My chest is coming apart!'" The passage implies ____________________________. (Chapter 1)
the pilot is having a heart attack.
How many total days was Brian stranded in the Canadian wilderness?
a. 108
b. 54
c. 47
b. 54
"...cutting the bark in thin slivers, hairs so fine they were almost not there. It was painstaking work, slow work, and he stayed with it for over two hours."
The word painstaking means the work is...
a. boring yet enjoyable
b. easy and pleasurable
c. careful and demanding
c. careful and demanding
What does Brian's English teacher, Perpich, always say?
a. Slow and steady wins the race
b. Always think about positive
c. Self-pity is the best thing you can do for yourself.
b. Always think about positive
Which answer represents a cause followed by an effect?
a. Brian was blind for two hours / the skunk sprayed a direct shot at Brian’s head
b. the skunk eats Brian’s turtle eggs / Brian builds a new shelter with heavier logs and a better door
c. Brian used long branches to make a strong, new wall / He took even thinner branches and wove those into the first layer
b. the skunk eats Brian’s turtle eggs / Brian builds a new shelter with heavier logs and a better door
What did Brian eat on his first feast day?
Fish
Read the following passage: "He knew the wolf now, as the wolf knew him, and he nodded to it, nodded and smiled."
Based on this passage, the reader can infer that...
a. Wolves are, by nature, more tame in the area where Brian is stranded.
OR
b. Brian understands that wild animals have their place here, so he has learned not to panic when they appear.
b. Brian understands that wild animals have their place here, so he has learned not to panic when they appear.
What does Brian's English teacher, Perpich, always say?
a. Slow and steady wins the race
b. Always think about the positive
c. Self-pity is the best thing you can do for yourself
b. Always think about the positive
Which evidence BEST supports the idea that the Secret is painful for Brian?
a. "Brian hated judges as much as he hated lawyers."
b. "Brian was going to wave or call out, but something stopped him. There was a man in the car."
c. "“How could he tell her what he knew? So he had remained silent, shook his head and continued to stare unseeing at the countryside.”
c. "How could he tell her what he knew? So he had remained silent, shook his head and continued to stare unseeing at the countryside.”
Which text evidence best supports the idea that Brian is “completely changed” after the search plane turns away?
a. He decides to hunt fool birds instead of fish.
b. He walks on the shoreline thinking over his mistakes.
c. He lets the fire go out and doesn’t eat his egg.
c. He lets the fire go out and doesn’t eat his egg.
Shows Brian losing his will to live...
After the tornado, Brian reflects: "But there is a difference now, he thought—there really is a difference. I might be hit but I’m not done."
Which statement reveals Brian’s point of view?
a. Brian believes that he is now experienced enough to rebuild what he’s lost.
b. Brian feels that because he is tough in the head, he will be able to try even harder to hunt for meat.
c. Brian is certain that because of a change in him, the moose will no longer be a threat.
a. Brian believes that he is now experienced enough to rebuild what he’s lost.
Which of the following statements contains cause-effect relationship?
a. Since the fire went out, the mosquitoes started pestering Brian.
b. The whining sound grew louder and louder as the tornado drew closer to Brian.
c. Brian could see the tail of the plane sticking out of the lake.
a. Since the fire went out, the mosquitoes started pestering Brian.
How does the tornado scene lead to more action?
a. After the tornado, Brian has a fire going again in less than an hour.
b. The tornado causes the plane’s tail to appear which leads to Brian’s search for the survival pack.
c. The tornado scene causes Brian to feel like he’s tough enough to deal with every challenge.
b. The tornado causes the plane’s tail to appear which leads to Brian’s search for the survival pack.
Identify the figurative language device in the following passage:
"...when he saw a brown wall of fur detach itself from the forest to his rear and come down on him like a runaway truck.
Simile
Read the passage: "He put all of his life into his legs, jumped logs and moved through brush like a light ghost, swiveling and running, his lungs filling and blowing."
Which figurative language device is used to emphasize Brian's swift movements?
Simile
Which evidence shows how Brian responds to a challenge?
a. “Gone, and Brian had still not moved.”
b. “If the bear had wanted you, his brain said, he would have taken you. It is something to understand, he thought, not something to run away from."
c. “His tongue, stained with berry juice, stuck to the roof of his mouth and he stared at the bear."
b. “If the bear had wanted you, his brain said, he would have taken you. It is something to understand, he thought, not something to run away from."
Choose the passage in which the narrator’s tone can be described as mournful:
a. “He went down to his knees and felt the tears start, cutting through the smoke and ash on his face, silently falling onto the stone.”
b. “Look back, he thought. Look back and see the smoke now and turn, please turn.”
c. “But it kept moving away until he could not hear it even in his imagination, in his soul."
a. “He went down to his knees and felt the tears start, cutting through the smoke and ash on his face, silently falling onto the stone.”
How does the author use the porcupine attack to further the action of the novel?
a. Brian feels self-pity, and he starts having dreams about his father.
b. Brian uses his new knowledge to fight the bear.
c. Because he was attacked in the dark, Brian thinks of ways to create fire.
c. Because he was attacked in the dark, Brian thinks of ways to create fire.
Which example best shows Brian’s frustration with the fish spear?
a. “He had been so sure, so absolutely certain that it would work the night before.”
b. “At first he tried throwing it, but that had no chance.”
c. “He needed something to spring the spear forward, some way to make it move faster than the fish--some motive force."
a. “He had been so sure, so absolutely certain that it would work the night before.”
Read the passage: "There were large things in the woods. There were wolves, he thought, and bears—other things. In the dark, he would be in the open here, just sitting at the bottom of a tree."
What action does Brian take that relates to his thoughts in this passage?
He builds a shelter
Read this passage: "He turned and looked at it. He hadn’t done so badly at that. Maybe it wasn’t much, but also maybe it was all he had for a home. All right, he thought, so I’ll call it home."
From this passage we can infer that...
a. The shelter will keep Brian free of bothersome insects.
b. Brian is realizing he may not be rescued as soon as he’d hoped.
c. Brian is becoming familiar with the landscape and he thinks of the lake as home.
b. Brian is realizing he may not be rescued as soon as he’d hoped.
Read the passage: "But there was such a hunger on him, such an emptiness, that he could not stop and kept stripping branches and eating berries by the handful, grabbing and jamming them into his mouth and swallowing them pits and all."
Which words in the passage most strongly convey Brian's hunger?
a. handful, mouth, pits
b. hunger, stripping, swallowing
c. emptiness, grabbing, jamming
c. emptiness, grabbing, jamming
Which statement is NOT a theme of the novel?
a. We should not judge the behavior of others, especially family.
b. Disappointments and mistakes can often make us stronger.
c. Determination is necessary in order to overcome challenges.
a. We should not judge the behavior of others, especially family.
Which passage represents Brian’s thoughts about patience on the day of “First Meat”?
a. “He had to rotate it slowly, and that was hard to do with his hands, so he found a forked stick and stuck it in the sand to put his cooking stick in.”
b. “He tried throwing the spear, but he was not good enough and not fast enough—the birds could fly away amazingly fast, get up fast.”
c. “In minutes the outside was cooked . . .but when he tried to pull a piece of the breast meat off the meat was still raw inside.”
c. “In minutes the outside was cooked . . .but when he tried to pull a piece of the breast meat off the meat was still raw inside.”