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What item did the narrator NOT have when leaving New York?
What item did the narrator NOT have when leaving New York?
- A ball of string
- A penknife
- A compass (correct)
- An axe
Where did the narrator buy the flint and steel?
Where did the narrator buy the flint and steel?
- A hardware store
- A Chinese store (correct)
- A general store
- A blacksmith
What did the narrator use to cut off a green twig?
What did the narrator use to cut off a green twig?
- Hunting knife
- Saw
- Penknife (correct)
- Axe
What did the store owner give the narrator along with the flint and steel?
What did the store owner give the narrator along with the flint and steel?
Where did the narrator learn how to make a fishhook?
Where did the narrator learn how to make a fishhook?
What did the narrator practice doing on the train?
What did the narrator practice doing on the train?
What did the narrator hit when digging for worms?
What did the narrator hit when digging for worms?
What was the narrator's main difficulty in starting a fire?
What was the narrator's main difficulty in starting a fire?
What kind of forest did the narrator want to run away to?
What kind of forest did the narrator want to run away to?
What was the narrator depending on to stay alive until reaching their Great-grandfather’s mountain?
What was the narrator depending on to stay alive until reaching their Great-grandfather’s mountain?
Where did the narrator find a cold white grub?
Where did the narrator find a cold white grub?
What did the truck driver offer the narrator?
What did the truck driver offer the narrator?
What did the manuals emphasize about where fish lived?
What did the manuals emphasize about where fish lived?
Where was the narrator going when he ran away from home?
Where was the narrator going when he ran away from home?
What happened when the narrator pulled the line with a powerful jerk?
What happened when the narrator pulled the line with a powerful jerk?
What could the narrator learn from one fish?
What could the narrator learn from one fish?
Flashcards
Penknife
Penknife
A small, folding knife, often carried in a pocket.
Flint and Steel
Flint and Steel
A tool used to create sparks by striking it against flint.
Tinder
Tinder
Dry, flammable material used to catch sparks and start a fire.
Hitching Rides
Hitching Rides
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Hemlock Forest
Hemlock Forest
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Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
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Running away
Running away
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Athletic stream
Athletic stream
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Whittling
Whittling
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Good Fishing Spots
Good Fishing Spots
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Grub
Grub
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Congregate
Congregate
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Eddies
Eddies
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Undercut Banks
Undercut Banks
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Examine Stomach Contents
Examine Stomach Contents
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Study Notes
- A person left New York in May with limited supplies and $40 saved from selling magazine subscriptions.
- The supplies included a penknife, a ball of string, an axe, flint and steel (bought from a Chinese store in the city).
- The store owner provided a purse for the flint and steel, tinder, and instructions to use charred cloth ashes as a tinder substitute.
- On the train north to the Catskills, the person practiced using the flint and steel, noting that a hard, brisk strike was best, holding the steel in the left hand and the flint in the right.
- The main difficulty was that the sparks went "every which way".
- The person hitched rides into the Catskill Mountains.
- The person chose to stop in a dark hemlock forest.
- A truck driver was surprised by the decision to camp there and shared a similar experience of running away, but from a farm to the city instead of the city to the woods.
- The truck driver offered a ride back in the morning.
- The person revealed running away to Great-grandfather Gribley’s land.
- The person walked a mile into the woods and found a clear, rushing stream.
- The person sat down, smelled the piney air, and began whittling a fishhook from green twigs, based on instructions from a library book.
- When digging for worms, frost was found in the ground, which was unexpected.
- The person was worried, as he was relying on fish to eat until he got to his Great-grandfather's mountain.
- While looking into the stream, the person found a cold white grub in a rotten log.
- A string was tied to the improvised hook, the grub was put on, and the person searched for a good fishing spot based on memorized information about where fish congregate, such as pools, rapids, and undercut banks.
- After searching for a while, a pool by a deep undercut bank was located.
- The person dropped the line, hoping to catch a fish to learn from, such as examining the contents of its stomach or using the internal organs as bait.
- The grub went to the bottom and the string came to life.
- When pulled, the improvised hook came apart, releasing whatever was caught.
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Description
A person leaves New York with limited supplies, traveling to the Catskill Mountains. They practice using flint and steel and encounter a truck driver who shares a similar experience of running away. The truck driver offers a ride back in the morning.
