The River, Chapters 1-10

Brian knew that, in six to seven hours, there would be...?

• Derek would lose his enthusiasm and want to return home.

• There would be rain, therefore, they needed to find shelter.

• The pilot would be out of radio range, along with contact with the real world.

• A phone call from his mother, begging him to return home.

If the emergency supplies were unloaded, Brian predicted they would...?

• be useless in the wilderness, because everything they needed was already provided.

• make the experiment last much longer than they had planned, because they could survive longer days.

• be used, because they had access to them.

• prove the trip to be easy and a waste of time.

Brian and Derek agreed to do what before sending the plane off?

• send a note to his mother letting her know they had arrived safely in the woods.

• pitch a tent and prepare for the impending rain.

• take the radio off the plane in case they needed it.

• craft weapons they could use to find food.

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Based off of Brian's previous experience in the "wild", he knew a fire was needed because...?

• the night would be freezing cold and a fire was the only way to stay warm.

• wild animals were afraid of it and the light was used to keep them away.

• the smoke would keep the mosquitoes away and from attacking them.

• it was the only way to cook the food they collected.

Out of all the supplies that were on the plane, Brian and Derek only had what with them to survive?

• knives

• a hatchet

• a sleeping bag

• several packs of matches

At the end of Chapter 10, a crisis has struck Brian's camp. What natural disaster has created a new "tension" on their journey?

• earthquake

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• tsunami

What was Brian's motive for returning to the wilderness?

• To help Derek and the others learn survive skills for the training school.

• To see if he could do it all over again and live to tell the story.

• To help his mom, because they were struggling financially.

• To reunite with the only place he considered "home" and "normal."

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Why was Brian's first experience in the woods so traumatic for his mother?

• She thought that he was dead and would never see him again.

• She realized that she was the reason he was lost to begin with.

• She had a bad relationship with him and wanted it to end on good terms.

• She realized that her "secret" was the cause of it all.

Which of the following items does Brian not need, or have, in the novel, "The River", in order to survive?

• food

• shelter

• water

• hatchet

Which of the following was NOT Brian's response after he woke up from the thunderstorm?

• He smelled burned hair and wondered why he was lying on his back in the dirt in the middle of the day.

• He first thought it was the middle of the day.

• Brian thought that Derek was dead.

• He was glad to be alone and that he didn't have to take care of another person anymore.