1. What happened to Brian’s face?

1. swollen with mosquito bites
2. scratched from briars
3. bleeding from being hit by a bird
4. cut from walking through the thick woods

2. What was the secret?

1. Brian’s parents were divorced.
2. Brian’s parents were short of money.
3. Brian’s mother was telling lies about Brian.
4. Brian’s mom was with a man other than her husband.

2. What did Brian remember the pilot doing as he was having the heart attack?

1. He pulled the throttle making the plane go up.
2. He pushed the throttle making the plane go down.
3. He hit the pedals turning the plane.
4. He broke some instruments as he fell over.

2. What kind of shelter did Brian make?

1. logs piled into a teepee shape
2. rocks piled with a thatch roof
3. a cavern with branches in front
4. mud and sticks piled into a dome shape

2. What did Brian find to eat?

1. berries
2. worms
3. roots
4. fish

6. What did Brian always keep in sight so he wouldn’t get lost?

1. his jacket
2. his shelter
3. the airplane
4. the lake

6. How did Brian know the berries were not poisonous?

1. He knew what kind they were from a story he had read.
2. A bear was eating them.
3. He saw birds eating them.
4. They tasted sweet.

6. A good title for Chapter 6 could be . . .

1. The Rescue
2. The Attack
3. Lost
4. Food at Last

6. Put the following events in order by numbering them in the correct order.

____________ Brian can hardly stay awake because of the pain in his head and leg.

____________ The plane crashes in the lake in the Canadian wilderness.

____________ Brian makes a shelter to live in.

____________ After two days Brian finds food to eat.

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