Brian's Winter Chapters 1-3

Why did Brian feel relieved after the food from the survival pack finally ran out?

• Because the survival food didn't taste good.

• Because it moved him away from the woods mentally, and left him thinking more about the city.

• It meant he was closer to being rescued.

• Because he wanted to hunting foolbirds and start fishing again.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the bow and arrows feel so unfamiliar to his hands?

• Because he had bought a new bow.

• Because his hands were so dirty.

• Because they were broken.

• Because he had been using the rifle instead.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Brian learned that:

• not one thing on God's earth wanted to die.

• rifles were his favorite way to hunt.

• he liked to drink coffee.

• he would never need firewood again.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Brian fear he was going crazy?

• Because he kept hearing strange sounds in the woods at night.

• Because he would spend time "visiting" and chat with people back home in his thoughts.

• Because he thought animals were talking to him.

• Because the moose were coming to get him.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What signs did Brian miss that winter was coming? (select all that apply)

• The warmth of his sleeping bag

• The new cool air on his cheek

• His calendar.

• The cool morning mist over the lake.

How did Brian mark his personal territory?

• He shouted out loud every morning that it was all his land.

• He put up signs that said "private property."

• He built a fence around his area.

• He peed on a tree stump.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was Brian's "primary adversary?"

• Winter

• Bears

• Wolves

• Moose

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where did Brian remember seeing arrowheads before his crash in the wilderness?

• On a TV show he had watched.

• Visiting a museum.

• At Pinter's Sporting Goods Store in a display case.

• He looked on the internet.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Brian realize that you kill anything?

• By poking a hole in it.

• By shooting it.

• By being smarter than it.

• By beating it against the ground.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the significance of his "medicine arrow?"

• It decorated his shelter to remind him to hunt every day.

• It had healed him from his sickness.

• It had a religious meaning to him.

• It reminded him of how good things could be: one arrow, two kills and a full belly.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.2