Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen

Chapters 1 - 2

How does Brian work to make sure he can survive on his own?  List details of his routine.

Vocabulary:

maroon (5)

torment (6)

qyuiver (9)

cavity (11)

relished (12)

Chapters 3 - 4

What are some of the preperations Brian has started so he can survive the canhing season?  How does he aquire the materials he needs?

Vocabulary:

urgency (23)

insulate (24)

famish (28)

lethargy (35)

embedded (38)

Chapters 5 - 7

What is Brian's relationship with Betty?  Is she more or a help or a harm?

Vocabulary:

crude (44)

gorged (48)

wince (54)

exertion (56)

cuff (59)

Chapters 8 - 10

How is Brian able to hunt the moose?  What is the outcome of the hunt?

Vocabulary:

ration 967)

brittle (70)

berth (76)

hampered (79)

animosity (81)

Chapters 11 - 13

How has Brian's environmnet changed brom the beginning of the book?  How has he changed himself to match it?

Vocabulary:

idle (870

expand (102)

Chapter 14 - Epilogue

Is Brian's killing the same as the wolves he watches?  Should Brian feel bad about the hunting he has done?

Vocabulary:

fatal (104)

swivel (114)

intact (116)

scrupulous (131)