◼︎ Chapter 16 / pages 138 - 149

  1. What happened on Brian’s first Arrow Day? (p. 138)

  2. What happened on Brian’s first Rabbit Day? (pp. 138-139)

  3. Describe how cleaning a foolbird at the edge of lake was almost Brian’s last act. (p. 140-141)

  4. How does Brian escape his attacker? (p. 142)

  5. Brian falls asleep after the attack. Describe the sounds that wake him up. (p. 144-145)

    • Note: descriptions of the sounds are not all in one paragraph.

  6. The tornado attacks both Brian and his shelter.

    • What does the tornado do to Brian? (p. 145)

  7. What does the tornado do to Brian’s shelter? (p. 145)

  8. Describe what it looks like when the tornado touches down on the lake. (p. 146)

  9. What does it mean be “back to square one” again? (p. 147)

    • Google “back to square one” if you need to.

  10. Brian discovers he’s tough, “tough where it counts.” (p. 148)

    • Where is it most important to be tough? Why?

NOTE: In the 4th quarter, the ABCD answers are now 10 points (instead of 3)

ABCD (Above & Beyond the Call of Duty) — the only way to get to 50/50 (A+); you may also need the points if you’ve dropped points for questions 1-10.

  • Brian “loses” everything when the rescue plane doesn’t see the smoke from his fire.

  • But Brian “gains” by becoming a “new Brian.”

  • When the tonado destroys his shelter, Brian “loses” everything again.

  • How does Brian respond to his second great loss?

  • What kind of person can keep going despite terrible loses?