Guts

What caused Paulsen to get interested in reading at a young age?

• Paulsen never became interested in reading.

• Paulsen preferred dog sled racing to reading.

• Paulsen developed a passion for reading at an early age. After a librarian gave him a book to read — he was hooked.

• Paulsen did not have a passion for reading. In fact, he started writing because all other books were not interesting.

Paulsen tells kids to read like a wolf eats. Explain what you believe he means.

• Paulsen knows that wolves eat aggressively. He wants everyone to read just like that. Read aggressively, like your life depends on it.

• Paulsen tells people to read like this because he believes that, like wolves, people need to sneak up on books and attack them before reading them.

• He tells kids to read like this so that they will only read the things that adults tell them to read.

• He tells kids to read like this because he thinks people should only read what they are interested in.

In Guts, when Gary talks about "the Look" from Harvey's wife. The "Look," here actually means...

• You're in trouble

• I don't know you

• Thank God you're here, please save him

• Please don't come back

The most "life changing event" from Paulsen's experience as an emergency worker in Guts was...

• experiencing death

• the way Harvey's eyes looked into his when he died.

• doing CPR on people who had heart attacks

• driving like a maniac to Harvey's house

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of GUTs: The True Stories behind Hatchet?

• The author of Hatchet became a successful author only after working as a volunteer for a long time.

• Sometimes it is not possible to save someone who is having a heart attack.

• Authors need to find the time to write about their experiences.

• A haunting event the author witnessed as a volunteer became the inspiration for a scene in Hatchet.

The author of Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet...is Gary Paulsen

• False

• True

Where does Brian put the hatchet when he gets it?

• In his pocket

• In his duffel bag

• In his closet

• On his belt

While Brian is riding in the Cessna, what is he is thinking about?

• his girlfriend

• catching fish

• what he and his father were going to do over the summer

• his parents' divorce

When Brian has to fly the plane himself after the pilot's heart attack, what prior experience helps him?

• He used to fly with his Uncle Carter.

• He had watched the pilot very closely.

• The pilot had let him take the controls for a few minutes earlier in the ride.

• He had read a lot of books and seen a lot of movies about planes.

What is the meaning of the word 'guts' in the context of courage?

• A) Intestines

• B) Courage

• C) Intelligence

• D) Wealth