Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Parson’s Gap (Chapter 1)

2. He’s riding a horse. (Chapter 2)

3. Deirdre (Chapter 3)

4. An Ojibway warrior’s (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. Bunky suggests Frank should not go to his father because his father, Eldon, is unreliable. Frank decides to go to his father anyway because he feels he has a duty to his biological father. (Chapter 1)

2. Frank is described as a skilled hunter and trapper. He is able to survive in the wilderness on his own and often attempts to find a connection with nature. He was motivated to drop out of school to learn about nature rather than learn from books. (Various chapters)

3. Parson’s Gap is a mill town. As soon as Frank and his horse enter the town, his horse snorts because of the sulfur smell. Frank describes the men he sees as “hard-looking men, grease-stained, callused with the lean, prowling look of feral dogs.” This imagery indicates that Parson’s Gap is not a pleasant place to visit or live. (Various chapters)

4. When Frank is traveling through Parson’s Gap, he attempts to connect with nature by feeling the autumn chill in the air.