my side of the mountain study guide
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How does Sam know the current date?
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He counted the notches on the aspen pole.
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How does Sam prepare for winter in the forest?
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he gathers food and makes a wood pile and, edible plants, trapping animals, and catching fish. He made clothes and moccasins.
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Why was the Gribley farm abandoned?
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The farm felled, he went to sea to be a sailor.
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What did Sam take on his jouney?
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He took a penknife, ball of cord, an ax, $40, and flint and steel.
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Where does Sam write down things he wants to remember?
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birch bark journal, and scap paper.
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What important information did Sam learn from a manual about the outdoors?
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what foods he could eat
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how is sam able to cook the crow eggs he finds?
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he made a bowl out of leaves and then boils them
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what puzzles sam about animal trapping?
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he doesn't understand why animals don't question why good food is in a weird spot
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how is sam able to get a deer?
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he takes one and hides it from the poacher that killed it
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how does sam train frightful?
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with food she doesn't eat unless she flies to sam's wrist first
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is sam relieved when the visitors leave?
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no,sam gets very lonely
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what was the moral of sam's halloween party?
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don't feed wild animals
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what does bando bring newspaper clipping of?
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he brings newspaper clippings of sam or wild boy
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what vitamin did sam lack?
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vitamin c which is rabbit liver
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the title of the last chapter is the city cokes to me,what does this mean?
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that means sam's family comes to live with him
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how does mrs turner help sam?
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she gives him books and maps and a haircut
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what was the primary problem sam encountered while trying out his new clay furnace?
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he didn't know how to make breathing holes
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how does sam save apples for the winter?
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he cuts them into slices and dries them out on a boulder in the sun
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upon returning for town, what does sam realize is the one thing he hasn't done to prepare for winter?
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he hasn't made a wood-stack
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what is his father's reaction to his living situation?
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he is thrilled, proud, and amazed at his son
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what was the most disturbing part of the ice storm?
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the birds died and the trees were exploding
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how is sam able to talk things out without anyone there to talk things over with?
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he dreams about talking things out with his friends
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how does sam know he is no longer a runaway?
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bando and mat make a guest home from another tree
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"sam gribley, if you are going to run off and live in the woods, you better learn how to make a fire. come with me."
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bill
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"hunters are excellent friends if used correctly. don't let them see you; but follow them closely."
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sam
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"i don't know whether to send you home to play with my kid or call the cops."
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mr jacket
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" let us serenade the ingenuity of the american newspaperman. then let us serenade the conservationists who have protected the american wilderness,so that a boy can still be alone in this world of millions of people."
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bando
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"wild boy! what a sanguine smell. what a purposeful fire l. breakfast in a tree. i toil from sunup to sundown, and never have i lived so well!"
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his dad
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"you really want to be found, or you would not have told matt all you did."
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frightful
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" lets face it, thoreau; you can't live in america today and not be quietly different. if you are going to be different, you are going to stand out,and people are going to hear about you,and if they hear about you, they will remove you to the city or move the city to you and you won't be different anymore."
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bando 2
