◼︎ Chapter 18 / pages 161 - 170

  1. Click here to learn about aluminum. Read the Properties paragraph. What are the properties of aluminum?

  2. Does Brian’s method for getting into the plane make sense? (pp. 161-162) Explain.

  3. Explain why Brian might have benefited from our Holy Nativity School Held-Breath-Time-Extension (HNS-HBTE) Training. (pp. 163-164)

  4. On his second attempt to retrieve his hatchet, what does Brian do to propel himself down? (p. 164)

  5. “It was very dark inside the fuselage.” (p. 165) What is a fuselage?

  6. Why does Brian put each piece of aluminum he cuts and peels away on his raft? (p. 166) Why not just throw them into the lake?

  7. “He eeled in through the cables.” (p. 166) The author has turned a noun (eel) into a verb (action word). What do you think eeled means?

  8. Think of an animal (noun) you think might make a good verb (action word). Write a sentence with your new verb (action word).

  9. Where does Brian eventually find the survival bag? (p. 167)

  10. Is Brian “done” when he’s found the survival bag? Why or why not? (pp. 169-170)

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 think’s it will be easy to retrieve the survival bag.

  • “Nothing is that easy. Not out here, not in this place. Nothing is easy.”

  • What else has not been easy for Brian since the crash?

  • Note at least two things.