Brian's Hunt Gary paulsen

​prepared by: Jose Benjamin Perez Marquez

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the "Secret" that Brian reflects on in these chapters?

• It represents his hidden desire to stay in the wilderness.

• It is a metaphor for the challenges he faces.

• It symbolizes the personal growth he experiences.

• It refers to his parents' divorce, affecting his emotional state.

Multiple Choice

Why did Gary Paulsen write the novel Hatchet? (think PIE)

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• All three reasons

Multiple Choice

What is the main theme of Brian's Hunt?

• Survival in the wilderness

• Friendship

• Adventure in the city

• Family relationships

Multiple Choice

Brian desides to find the small family to help them.

• True

• false

Multiple Choice

Who is Kay-gwa-daush and how does Brian feel about her? 

• She is a Cree girl and he has a crush on her
• She is a girl from the city and she annoys him
• She is a Cree girl and he doesn't like her
• She is a city girl and he has a crush on her

Multiple Choice

What role does nature play in the story's setting?

• It is a backdrop for the action

• It is a character in the story

• It influences the plot

• It is irrelevant to the story

Multiple Choice

What qualities make Brian Robeson a suitable character for survival in the wild?

• Bravery

• Intelligence

• Connection to nature

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What role does the bear play in the story?

• A symbol of friendship

• A guide to safety

• A symbol of nature's power

• A source of food

Multiple Choice

What decision does Brian make after discovering the Small family's situation?

• To leave the area

• To hunt the bear

• To call for help

• To find the Small family

Multiple Choice

What are the main themes discussed in the image?

• Survival and courage

• Man versus nature

• Respect for wildlife

• Independence and maturity

Multiple Choice

What important lesson does the book teach about the relationship between humans and the environment?

• To ignore nature

• To respect nature

• To exploit resources

• To avoid life

Open Ended

Using examples from either the "Falling" podcast or articles about Ata island, what is one important quality that a person needs in order to survive when stranded in nature? Be sure to include a premise, evidence, and justification from our reading. Minimum of three complete sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which action BEST shows that Brian is planning ahead for the winter?

• He holds his breath, waiting for the skunk to spray
• He strings a bow and makes new tips for his arrows
• He looks both ways before coming out of his shelter
• He follows the skunk at a distance to see where it lives

Open Ended

Who is the main character of Brian’s Hunt?

Multiple Choice

Setting is the ___________________ of the action of the story. 

• internal conflict
• Resolution
• time and place
• plot

Multiple Choice

What event intervenes to stop a fight between Buck and his rival?

• an attack by starving dogs

• an avalanche

• a flood

• a moose attack

Open Ended

How does Brian travel through the wilderness?

Multiple Choice

What does Brian find in the survival kit that had a coil of wire and a long antenna?

• cell phone

• walkie talkies

• AM/FM Radio

• emergency transmitter

Open Ended

What type of book is Brian’s Hunt?

Multiple Choice

What emotion best describes Brian’s connection to nature?

• Joy

• Fear

• Indifference

• Anger

Open Ended

What does Brian find injured in the story?

Open Ended

What does Brian decide to do after finding the dog?

Multiple Choice

Which question is NOT helpful when determining the theme of a text?

• What lessons did the characters learn or what lessons should they have learned in the text?

• What is the text "mainly" about?

• What is the “big-takeaway” or commentary about life that the author wants us to understand after reading the text?

• What lessons does the author want us as the reader to learn after reading the text?

Open Ended

How does Brian survive in the wild?

Open Ended

What lesson does Brian learn from nature?

Open Ended

Who are the Small family?

Open Ended

What symbolizes nature’s danger in the story?

Open Ended

What is a setting?

Why is the setting important?