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Chapter 18

What is the best summary of this chapter?

The author says, "The hatchet was, had been him." What does he mean?

Brian ends up cutting a hole in the "fuselage." Which word most precisely defines "fuselage"?

Brian saves the aluminum he cuts away from the plane.

What two things does he think he can make from the scrap?

What happens to Brian right after he picks up the bag from inside the plane?

Why doesn't Brian open the survival bag right away when he gets back to camp?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

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Question #3

Brian knows his life is now very different. One item in the survival bag helps him realize these changes.

Which two sentences provides evidence about the item that made Brian realize these changes?

"There was a sleeping bag—which he hung to dry over his shelter roof on the outside—and a foam sleeping pad."

"An aluminum cookset with four little pots and two frying pans; it actually even had a fork and knife and spoon."

"A first–aid kit with bandages and tubes of antiseptic paste and small scissors."

"It was a .22 survival rifle—he had seen one once in the sporting goods store where he went for bike parts—and the barrel screws onto the stock"