Brian's Family Life
Crash Landing
Animal Encounters
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100
What gift did Brian's mother give him before dropping him off at the airport?
What is a hatchet.
100
What happened to the pilot of the plane?
What is he had a heart attack while flying the plane and died.
100
After Brian crash lands, what new disaster happens when the sun comes up? What did Brian do about it? Why did it surprise him so much?
What is Brian was attacked by hordes of mosquitoes and small black flies. Brian sat with his windbreaker pulled up and took it. He almost cried because of the frustration and pain. He was surprised because such hordes of insects were never mentioned in the books he read or in the movies or on the television shows he watched.
100
twisting; winding a. infuriating b. grimacing c. stymied d. spiraling
What is d-spiraling
100
involuntary muscle contractions a. wrenching b. spasm b. tendrils d. flailing
What is b-spasm
200
What is "The Secret"?
What is that Brian had seen his mother sitting in a station wagon at the mall with a man that was not his father. Brian's mother kissed the strange man.
200
What did Brian think his two choices in the plane were? Which did he choose?
What is he thought his two choices were to wait for the plane to run out of gas or to pull the throttle out and make the plane land. He choose to keep the plane running and tried the radio every ten minutes.
200
What did Brian learn from his encounter with the porcupine?
What is he learned the most important rule of survival: feeling sorry for yourself didn't work.
200
long, slender, curling strands a. segments b. spasm c. tendrils d. prong
What is c-tendrils
200
thin, pointed, projecting part a. drone b. antiseptic c. stable d. prong
What is d-prong
300
Where was Brian going and why?
What is Brian was going from New York to Canada to spend the summer with his father. His parents were recently divorced. He lived with his mother during the school year and was going for his first summer visit with his father.
300
Describe the plane's landing.
What is the engine died suddenly. Brian was able to guide the plane toward a lake. The plane crashed through some trees and landed in a lake. Brian didn't realize that he was screaming as the plane was crashing. Once the plane was in water, Brian got himself to the surface of the lake and then to the shore, where he passed out.
300
Describe what Brian did and thought when he saw the bear.
What is at first he didn't do anything but look at the bear. Then, after the bear had gone, he made a sound of fear, and ran in the opposite direction. After he had run about fifty yards he realized the bear was not interested in him, so he went back to the raspberry bushes and continued picking. Later that night he wondered if the bear had been as surprised as he was.
300
overwhelming a. seeping b. staggering c. instinctive d. grimacing
What is B-staggering
300
electronic signal sender a. furor b. transmitter c. asset d. tendrils
What is b-transmitter
400
Once he was rescued, what did Brian do about the Secret?
What is he kept it a secret, and never told his father about it.
400
What was Brian's physical condition after the plane crash lands?
What is Brian was bruised and had a lot of aches, his forehead was swollen, but he was not severely injured.
400
Describe Brian's encounter with the skunk, and what he learned from it.
What is the skunk was digging up Brian's eggs. Brian threw sand at it and it sprayed Brian, blinding him for two hours. The smell on Brian and in his shelter lasted for over a month. Brian learned to protect his food by placing it out of reach.
400
rejoiced; delighted a. exulted b.asset c. crude d. persistent
What is a-exulted
400
violent, agitated winds a. turbulence b. gorge c. tendrils d. wallow
What is a-turbulence
500
What was life like for Brian and his parents after he was rescued?
What is Brian was famous for awhile. The Canadian government sent in a recovery team and they gave him copies of the pictures and film they took. He had many dreams about the lake, but they were not disturbing. His parents appeared to be getting back together, but after a week his father went back to the oil fields. His mother still saw the man in the station wagon.
500
What things did Brian think about when he woke up from his second sleep?
What is Brian realized he was thirsty, so he went to the lake and took a long drink. He reviewed the plane crash, and thought his parents would be frantic. He thought someone might be looking for him. Then he got hungry. He wondered what the did in the movies when they got hungry.
500
Which animal attacked Brian? What happened to him?
What is a cow moose. It attacked him and drove him into the lake. When he tried to get out she attacked again. He pretended to be dead until her attention was diverted, then moved slowly on his hands and knees and was able to get back to land. His ribs were badly hurt. After the moose left the area, Brian went back to the lake to get his bow and spear and the dead foolbird.
500
dripping; trickling a. persistent b. seeping c. pulverized d. infuriating
What is b-seeping
500
germ-free; disinfectant a. instinctive b. antiseptic c. crude d. pulverized
What is b-antiseptic
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