Hi Everyone!! This article will share My Side of the Mountain Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Loveliest of Trees the Cherry Now, The Black Spot and Break Break Break so, you can check these posts as well.
My Side of the Mountain Questions & Answers
Question 1: Where does the narrator live? Describe his home.
Answer: The narrator lives inside a huge, hollowed out, old hemlock tree.
Question 2: Why is the narrator unsure of the exact date?
Answer: The narrator has lost track of time (kept by marking notches on a tree) due to being busy trying to gather food for the winter ahead.
Question 3: How long gas the narrator been living in the wild?
Answer: The narrator has been living in the wild for over eight months.
Question 4: What activities keep the narrator busy?
Answer: The narrator is busy with finding and preparing food, improving his home, and tending to his fire.
Question 5: Which two animals has the narrator given names to and what are the names?
Answer: The narrator gave names to a falcon and a weasel. ‘Frightful’ is a trained falcon, and ‘The Baron’ is a weasel.
Question 6: How long has the narrator been inside because of the snowstorm?
Answer: The narrator is stuck inside the tree for two days because of the snowstorm.
Question 7: What does the narrator do once the snowstorm has passed?
Answer: He pokes his head into the soft snow and stands up; he laughs. h. He is frightened.
Question 8: How does he feel after the snowstorm? Give evidence about what he said and did to support your answer.
Answer: He is very happy and relieved: he laughs and shouts that he did it because he is so relieved to have survived. He whistles. He is carefree.
Question 9: Read and answer the questions:
a. I laughed at my fears.
i. What had the narrator been afraid of?
Answer: The narrator had been afraid of snowstorms in the winter.
ii. Why is he laughing now?
Answer: He has survived his first snowstorm.
b. It was good to be whistling and carefree again, because I was sure scared by the coming of that storm.
i. Who is the narrator whistling to?
Answer: The narrator is whistling to Frightful, his falcon.
ii. What had happened to the narrator?
Answer: He had been stuck in his home in the tree for two days during a snowstorm was happening.
c. Then I realized that the forest was dead quiet.
i. Why does it take the narrator a little while to realize that it is quiet?
Answer: He is busy working, using the fire to smoke fish.
ii. Why is it quiet?
Answer: All the animals have gone into hiding.
iii. What is about to happen?
Answer: A storm is coming.
So, these were My Side of the Mountain Questions & Answers.