Brian
What present does his mom give him?
A hatchet
What happened to the pilot?
He had a heart attack
What did he call the birds that he tried to hunt?
foolbirds
How did Brian make fire?
He used his hatchet to make sparks and soft kindling.
What did Brian drop in the lake? How did he get it back?
He dropped his hatchet. He got it back by diving down into the water.
What is Brian's last name?
Robeson
Where was the flight supposed to go?
What did he get tired of eating?
fish
Why did Brian make a food shelf?
To protect his food from wild animals
What did Brian eat too much of and get sick on?
Gut cherries
How old is Brian?
13
What kind of plane were they flying in?
Cessna
What made a slithering sound inside of his shelter?
a porcupine
How did Brian make the raft he used to get to the boat?
He weaved wood together and used his wind breaker as rope.
What prompted Brian into making a food shelf?
The skunk stealing his eggs.
What is the "secret"?
Brian's mom is cheating on his dad
What was the first thing Brian tried to do after what happened to the pilot?
He tried to use the radio
What kind of turtle laid the eggs that he ate?
Snapping turtle
How does Brian's first bow nearly end in disaster for him?
He made his first bow out of wood that snapped when he used it for the first time. Splinters of wood nearly blinded him.
Why he couldn't he spear a fish in the beginning?
He wasnt fast enough and the water refracted the light making it hard to tell where the fish were.
How many days was Brian in the forest?
54
What was the first thing to break off the plane when it crashed through the trees?
The wings
Out of all of the dangerous animals that Brian encountered, which two did NOT attack him?
Wolf and bear
What was the name of the kind of shelter he made?
A lean to
Why was the ending of the book so ironic?
Brian is rescued as soon as he gets the emergency kit from the plane with all of the food and other materials inside.