| 1.
| What do Brian’s visitors to his home want him to do? |
| 2.
| Why do the men do this? |
| 3.
| Why does Brian now enjoy food? |
| 4.
| What does Brian decide to do about the planeload of supplies? |
| 5.
| What changes in Brian almost as soon as the plane lands in the wilderness? |
| 6.
| Why does Brian make that decision? |
| 7.
| List the first three things that Brian searches for after arriving in the wilderness. |
| 8.
| What does Derek mean by the word externalizing? |
| 9.
| Explain how the rainstorm affects them. |
| 10.
| Chapter 8 ends with reference to luck. What do you suppose that means.? |
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| 1.
| Why does Brian tell Derek to stay in sight of him? |
| 2.
| Explain what finding flint has to do with mosquitoes. |
| 3.
| What do they do because of an old tree? |
| 4.
| Explain whether Derek and Brian have enough food sources. |
| 5.
| Explain what they mean by lacking tension
(p. 53).
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| 6.
| According to the novel, what did the lightning do? |
| 7.
| Explain why Brian can’t use the radio. |
| 8.
| Explain why Brian became concerned about drinking water. |
| 9.
| Explain what information about civilization Brian learns from reading the map. |
| 10.
| Explain what decision Brian makes about Derek. |
| 11.
| Explain what Brian decides to build. |
| 12.
| Explain who cut the logs. |
| 13.
| What does Brian do with his jacket? |
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| 1.
| According to the novel, Derek weighs more than Brian. Explain in full sentences why that matters. |
| 2.
| Explain why Brian leaves a note in the radio case. |
| 3.
| How well does the raft’s launching go? That is, does it float? |
| 4.
| According to the novel, Brian keeps doing some math. Explain what he is trying to measure. |
| 5.
| Why is that important? |
| 6.
| What happens because Brian does not get enough deep sleep? |
| 7.
| Explain why paddling the raft is like “paddling a brush pile” (p. 105). |
| 8.
| Explain why Brian says, “All the way. . . . We go all the way together.” |
| 9.
| Explain what the map’s contour lines tell Brian about two hills. |
| 10.
| If Brian had read the map more carefully, what else would the contour lines have told him? |