How does Sam use his writing skills in chapter 3?

By firelight, he writes a letter to Bill

What has Sam promised his father?

He promises to tell someone so that his father can visit

What does Sam find when he gets to his great-grandfather's farm?

Overgrown foundation with a few stones

What mistakes does Sam make the first night?

He makes his bed in the stream valley where there's cold air

What sort of map does Sam make?

On the roadmap, Sam sketches the farm's foundations

What useful trees does Sam find?

Apple, hickory, birch, hemlock, ash, pine

What is one strategy for figuring out which plants and animals are edible?

Watching to see what birds & raccoons eat

How does Sam get from New York City to the mountains?

He takes a train to the Catskills and hitches a ride

What does the main character use for a lamp?

He burns deer fat in a turtle shell

How does Sam locate the Gribley farm?

He uses maps from the library to show the farm's location

How does the main character keep track of the passage of days?

He makes notches on an aspen pole

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1
How does Sam use his writing skills in chapter 3?
Be daylight, he writes in a journal
By firelight, he writes a letter to Bill
Be flashlight, he writes to the librarian
By lantern, he writes a letter to his dad
2
Who teaches Sam how to make a fire?
Bill
Barry
Bryer
Bob
3
What has Sam promised his father?
That he will return home soon
He promises to tell someone so that his father can visit
He promises his mother he will be home for Christmas
4
Who is telling this story?
Sam Grizzley
Sam Gribley
Sam Elliott
Sam Smith
5
What does Sam find when he gets to his great-grandfather's farm?
Overgrown foundation with a few stones
Fields of grass
The old homestead
An old barn
6
What does he eat?
Turtle soup and blueberry jam
Candy bars and twizzlers
Berries and leaves
Peanuts and rhubarb
7
What mistakes does Sam make the first night?
He makes his bed in the stream valley where there's cold air
He doesn't make any mistakes
His first mistake was leaving home
He regrets not bringing a space heater
8
What do you learn about Sam's family?
Sam's father was a sailor
His family was in the military
His dad and grandpa were farmers
His family was in the teaching profession
9
How did Sam's father react when he told him that he was running away to Gribley?
Laughed and said you'll never maki either
Cried and said don't leave me
Laughed and said I will come with you
Laughed and told him to try it
10
Who is Miss Turner?
She is a friend of Yogi Bear
She is the park ranger
She is Sam's aunt
She is the librarian
11
How many siblings does the main character have?
19
9
7
8
12
Who is Frightful?
A hawk
An owl
A trained falcon
An eagle
13
How does Sam know how to make a fishhook and other survival skills?
He read books from the library
His father taught him
He went to survival camp
He was a Boy Scout
14
What sort of map does Sam make?
A map he sketches in his journal
A map to locate buried treasure on the farm
On the roadmap, Sam sketches the farm's foundations
A topographical map
15
Where is the main character's home?
Trunk of an oak tree
New York
Trunk of a hemlock tree
Small cave in the woods
16
What useful trees does Sam find?
Peach, maple, elder, chestnut, blue spruce
Apple, hickory, birch, hemlock, ash, pine
Pear, juniper, oak, redwood, fig
Lemon, birch, spruce, ash, pine
17
What is one strategy for figuring out which plants and animals are edible?
Watching what bears and deer eat
Testing certain plants in the mountains
Watching to see what birds & raccoons eat
Having Frightful Kill prey dor dinner
18
What does Sam plan to use the hickory limbs for?
Fire Kendall
Salt
A chair
Pepper
19
How does Sam get from New York City to the mountains?
His dad gives him a ride
He takes a plane and a train
He walks for days
He takes a train to the Catskills and hitches a ride
20
What does the main character use for a lamp?
He burns deer fat in a turtle shell
He uses his flashlight
He makes a torch out of deer hide
He uses a Coleman lantern
21
What does Sam take with him when he leaves home?
$45, clothes, bread, PB & J
He takes nothing at all
$40, ax, cord & penknife
$20, matches, band aides, water & rope
22
How does Sam locate the Gribley farm?
He uses maps from the library to show the farm's location
He uses his GPS
He accidentally finds it on his own
He gets directions from Bill
23
Who is the Baron?
A weasel
An otter
A sparrow
A fox
24
How does he make fires?
He uses flint and steel
He uses sticks
He uses matches and dried wood
He uses gasoline and a lighter
25
How does the main character keep track of the passage of days?
He keeps track in a journal
He doesn't keep track
He makes notches on an aspen pole
He marks the cave wall with chalk

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