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| What effect does smoke have on mosquitoes? |
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| The first things Brian wanted to do after they landed were: |
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| make a fire and a shelter |
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| Two items that Derek brought were: |
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| How did Brian get the wood for the raft? |
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| used wood cut by beavers. |
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| Who was Derek Holtzer and what did he want? |
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| He was a psychologist from a government survival school. He wanted Brian to go into the wilderness again, so they could learn from him and teach their students. |
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| Which was NOT one of the changes in Brian since his time in the wilderness? |
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| He became nervous and jittery in small places. |
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| What happened to Brian when he first returned home? |
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| He lost his privacy, because the press followed him everywhere. |
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| True or false: Brian's mother planned to marry the other man. |
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| False, his dad was going to get married. |
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| How did Brian's mother react to Derek's request? |
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| At first she said it was insane. She agreed when Brian said he really wanted to do it. |
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| True or False: Brian thought it was all wrong to take the gear Derek had packed. |
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| Brian's mother asked him what his main problem in the wilderness was. What was his answer? |
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| He said that hunger was his main problem. |
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| What did Brian think about as the pilot was landing the plane? |
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| He was comparing the landing to his own, realizing how lucky he had been. |
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| What happened to Brian as he stepped out of the plane onto dry grass? |
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| He changed completely. He became what he had been before at the lake. |
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| what was the compromise about the gear? |
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| They took their belt knives, a radio, and Derek's briefcase and notebook. |
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| How did Brian feel the first night? |
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| He thought he was insane for being there. |
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| Which of the following did NOT happen on their first night? |
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| True or False: Derek asked Brian to think out loud so he could record the thoughts in his notebook. |
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| What, according to Brian, was everything? |
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| Describe Derek and Brian's shelter. |
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| They found a large depression on a hillside. It was left when a tree fell. |
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| How did Brian feel about Derek as they worked on the shelter? |
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| He liked Derek more and more. |
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| True or False: Brian thought the trip was going very well after the first three days. |
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| False, he thought they needed tension |
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| What did Derek say about the trip? |
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| He said the trip lacked tension. |
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| True or False: Brian said that each person actually had to try and survive to learn how to do it. |
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| Which of the following happened during the storm? |
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| Lightning hit the radio, went all through Derek, and knocked him unconscious. |
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| What did Brian realize about Derek? |
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| He realized that Derek was in a coma. |
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| True or False: Derek started choking when Brian tried to give him some water. |
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| What did Brian find in the briefcase? What did he decide to do? |
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| He found a map that showed the lake, the river that flowed out of it, and a trading post. So he decided to make a raft and take Derek to the trading post. |
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| What was the distance from the lake to the trading post? How long did Brian think it would take to get there. |
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| The trading post was about 100 miles or 150 kilometers from the lake. Brian estimated it would take 35 to 40 hours to make the trip. |
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| What was Brian's main problem? |
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| He didn't have a tool to use to make the raft. All he had were the two knives, and he couldn't use them to cut through the logs. |
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| True or False: Brian found an old rowboat in the shallow water near their shelter. he was able to use the wood to build a raft. |
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| How did Brian keep Derek on the raft? |
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| He used strips from his jacket and tied him on. |
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| What did Brian do just before he started down the river? |
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| He left a note in the plastic case with the radio and tied it under the overhang. |
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| What did Brian realize about his time estimate? How did it change? |
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| It was taking longer than he thought. His new estimate was 50 hours. |
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| True or False: The first part of the trip was easy. the raft stayed on course and was easy to steer. |
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| What happened because of Brian's physical condition during the first night? |
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| He tried to stay awake and began to hallucinate. |
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| What was the "bad thinking?" that Brian experienced two night without sleep? What did Brian do about it? |
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| Brian began thinking that it would be better if Derek were gone. He screamed, "No," touched Derek's leg and mumbled that they would go all the way together. |
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| What did Brian find out the next morning when he looked at the map? |
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| The trading post was closer than he thought |
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| Which of the following did NOT happen? |
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| The jacket strips that tied Derek came loose and he fell off. |
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| what did Brian do first when he found the raft? |
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| He made sure Derek was still breathing. |
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| What did Brian receive 7 months later? |
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| He received a a canoe and paddles from Derek. |
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| which of the following is true? |
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| Brian did not have any long range difficulties from the trip. |
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| He began to come out of the coma in another week. In 6 months he was fine. |
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