◼︎ Chapter 6 / pages 52 - 62

  1. When Terry and Brian played “lost in the woods,” what did they pretend to have with them? In a sentence, list at least four items. (p. 52)

  2. Google “survival lean-to shelter” and select Images. Describe what a lean-to is. Put otherwise, what does a lean-to look like? Beware! Not all images will be of lean-tos!

  3. Describe the place Brian decides to build his lean-to. (p. 53)

  4. In what direction does the sun rise?

  5. In what direction does the sun set?

  6. What does it mean to “take the edge off your hunger”?

  7. Before the crash, what would Brian do when he was hungry? (p. 55)

  8. Why didn’t the show about the Air Force pilots surviving in an Arizonan desert help Brian with his survival problems? (p. 56)

  9. Why is Brian so angry at his mother? (p. 57)

  10. How did Brian find berries? (p. 59)

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.

  • Somewhere in the back of your brain you’ve heard about “how to survive in the wild.”

  • Perhaps you’ve seen a “How to Survive in the Wild” show on TV.

  • Perhaps you’ve seen a reality TV show where contestants are dropped off in wild places and must survive for as long as they can.

  • Perhaps you’ve heard people talking about survival and survival skills.

  • Perhaps you’ve just imagined how you might survive in a forest, a rainforest, a desert, or on a snowy mountain.

  • Question: How would you set out making sure you survived if you were alone in the wild with no hope of immediate rescue?