Chapter 1

Ap2: How does the following quote show that the pilot is experienced? “It’s not as complicated as it looks. A good plane like this almost flies itself.’ the pilot shrugged. ‘Makes my job easy.’

Ap3: What can you infer about Brian’s experience with divorce?

Ap4: How does the author’s word choice affect the tone? Pg. 10

Ap5: How does Brian learning to fly the plane contribute to the development of the plot?

Ap6: Determine the meaning of the following terms lurched, wincing, and jolts using context clues in the text.

Chapter 2

AP2: On page 13, it states that “It was as if his hands and arms were lead.” What can you infer about Bryan’s emotional state?

AP3: On page 22, it states that “Everything in him rebelled against stopping the engine and falling now. He had a vague feeling that he was wrong to keep heading, as the plane was heading, a feeling that he might be going off in the wrong direction, but he could not bring himself to stop the engine and fall.” How do Brian’s actions set the tone for the following chapter?

Chapter 3/4

Ap2: What is the significance of the author’s word choice in the following phrase “… the windshield tree, green death trees. If he had to turn, if he had to turn he didn’t think he could keep the plane flying.” (authors repetition of turning… and death forest)

Ap3: What impact does the repetition of the following quote have on the text? “Somebody was screaming, screaming. As the plane drove down into the water, someone screamed tight, animals screams of fear and pain and he did not know that it was his sound. That he wore against the water that took him and the plane still deeper down in the water.”

Ap4: What is the biggest challenge with

Chapter 4

Ap1:Why does the author describe the secret “like a knife cutting into Brian.”

AP2: Elaborate why Brian believed he had both good and bad luck? What significance does this have on the development of the plot?

AP3: Analyze the situations that have occurred throughout the story already, what can be inferred about Brian’s survival strategy? (what will be his first priority?)

 creating thought-provoking questions?

Chapter 5

AP1: “My name is Brian Robeson and I am thirteen years old and I am alone in the north words of Canada.” How does brian react to his current situation?

AP2: Brian suffered from great thirst. What can you assume about Brian’s character at this point? How does this decision impact his chances of survival?

Ap3: Relate the lesson that Brian learned from his former English teacher. How did he apply this lesson to his situation?

Chapter 6 questions

1. Brian is reluctant to drive the water, this reveals that he is stubborn because?
2. Why does Brian chose to locate his shelter closest to the lake?
3. Whom does Brian blame for his predicament? Evaluate his thinking?

Chapter 7

AP1: How does the author’s word choice affect the tone of the novel thus far?

AP2:Which quote supports the fact that eating the cherries was a bad idea?

Ap3: What does the author mean by the phrase “vicious whine of mosquitos.”?

Chapter 8 Questions

1: Brian think to himself “So fast. So fast things change.”

2: What can be inferred about the dream with his friend Terry and his father?

3: What can you assume Brian is thinking about when his emotions become too much for him to handle?

Chapter 9 Questions

1. What does Brian’s first attempt to make fire reveal about his character?
2. In what way did Brian’s past science lessons come in handy? How did he apply this knowledge to his pursuit of fire?
3. What does the achievement of creating fire bring about a change in Brian?

Chapter 10 Questions

1. What event leads Brian to an important discovery?  
2. What can you infer by the Brian saying “he had never felt so rich somehow”?
3. Why does Brian chastised himself for not focusing on his rescue?

Chapter 11 and 12 questions

1. What changes have taken place in Brian’s mind and body up to this point in the novel?

2. How did Brain develop the idea to catch a fish?

3. On page 106. Brian works to perfect his fishing spear. At this point in the novel, what can we infer about Brian’s character? (how has surviving affected him?)

4: What did Brian mean when he said  “Maybe it was always that way, discoveries happened because they needed to happen.”

5: The mood at the end of this chapter was pessimistic and hopeless. Why did the author intentionally create this mood? Support your answer with two pieces of evidence.

Chapter 13

1: Analyze Brian’s statement “maybe it was always that way, discoveries happen because they needed to happen.”

3: “He was not the same. The plane passing changed him, the disappointment cut him down and made him new. he was not the same and would never be again like he had been. That was one of the true things, the new things. And the other one was that he would not die, he would not let death in again”. How does this quote impact the development of the plot?

4: Brian showed ingenuity in this chapter. What is the meaning of ingenuity?

Chapter 14

Ap2: pg. 120. Brain says “Tough hope. I am full of tough hope.” What impact does this statement have one the text? (Why would the author end the chapter with this statement?) (ch 11)

Ap3: On page 129, “events were burned into his memory and so he used them to remember time, to know and to remember what had happened, to keep a mental journal.” What can you infer about Brian’s reasoning’s to keep a mental journal? What impact does this have on Brian’s character? (ch 12)

Chapter 16

1st- Answer the following question: Describe the conflict man versus nature that occurs within the chapter

2nd- Come up with two higher order thinking questions (discussion director) and explain how they impact the text and or the character.

3rd and 4th- Find two words or phrases that are significant to the text (remember: challenge yourselves- you can do this) and explain the meaning of each and how they impact the text.

Chapter 17

Ap2: What is the meaning of the word “contract” as used in the excerpt?

Ap3:What is the meaning of flying down the block in this sentence?

Ap4: Using context clues, what does sturdied mean?

Ap5: On pages 161 to 163, Brian starts to rebuild his camp, what does he accomplish on the first day. How do these accomplishments contribute to the theme of the novel? (L3)

Ap6: What is significant about Brian ensuring that he has protein before he begins his day? (L2)

Ap7: Describe how Brian built the raft. In your description address how he overcame the challenges he faced when he chose his first set of logs? (L2)

Chapter 18

Ap2: What did Brian's perseverance throughout the chapter reveal about him?

Ap3: How does dropping the hatchet impact Brian?