Survival Skills
The tool that Brian uses to create a fire
What is a Hatchet
The event that causes Brian to crash in the wilderness
What is the pilot having a heart attack
Brian is flying to visit this family member.
Who is his father
A small piece of wood or grass used to start a fire.
What is tinder
After the crash, Brian learns to depend on this person to survive.
Who is himself
The food that Brian first find's and eats
What is gut cherries
Brian's destination before the crash
What is Canada/the oil fields where his dad works
Brian struggles emotionally with this secret he knows about his mother.
What is his mothers affair("the secret")
The name of the type of plane Brian crashes in.
What is a bushplane
Brian stops thinking like a city kid and starts thinking more like this.
What ia a survivor
Brian uses this to catch fish
What is a spear
The secret that Brian is keeping from his dad
What is that he saw his mom kissing another man
Brian remembers this gift from his mother that becomes his key survival tool.
What is his hatchet
This term describes living completely on your own without help.
What is self reliant or independent
Brian starts noticing tiny details in nature, showing he has developed this mental skill.
What is observation
What does Brian learn after getting sprayed by a skunk?
What is to protect his food better
How long does Brian survive in the wilderness
What is 54 days
In flashbacks, Brian often remembers this everyday activity from his old life.
What is watching TV or riding bikes?
A temporary place to live, like the one Brian builds.
What is a shelter
When a rescue plane flies away without seeing him, Brian feels devastated but gains this.
What is resilience (or inner strength)
To store food safely, Brian builds one of these in a tree
What is a food shelf
What causes Brian to finally be rescued
What is activating the emergency transmitter from the plane
The main reason Brian is taking a small bush plane instead of flying commercial.
What is his parents’ divorce/visitation?
This word means to make something clean or safe, like boiling water.
What is to purify(or sterilize)
By the end of the book, Brian no longer sees the hatchet as just a gift, but as this.
What is a symbol of survival (or lifeline/tool)