Q 01/05

In I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, how did Mel's mother die the December before the trip to Glacier?

A) A car accident

B) A grizzly attack

C) A hiking fall

D) A sudden illness

Answer · why

A) A car accident

A car accident on an icy road killed her while she was driving Mel to a friend's house for a sleepover.

Q 02/05

In which state is Glacier National Park, where Mel's family stays each summer in I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies?

A) Wyoming

B) Idaho

C) Montana

D) Colorado

Answer · why

C) Montana

Montana holds the park right on the Canadian border, where it joins Waterton Lakes to form the world's first International Peace Park.

Q 03/05

In I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, why does Granite Park Chalet's staff lure bears to its dump every night?

A) As a count for researchers

B) As a ranger training drill

C) As a way to guard horses

D) As a show for tourists

Answer · why

D) As a show for tourists

As a show for tourists, the bears draw people onto the porch at dark to watch them feed, and manager Greg insists the rangers know all about it.

Q 04/05

In I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, which small animal, as scared as the bear, helps save Mel at the chalet?

A) A red fox

B) A snowshoe hare

C) A porcupine

D) A badger

Answer · why

C) A porcupine

A porcupine turns up during the attack, and a story told early in the book has already shown readers how sharp and painful its quills are.

Q 05/05

In I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, how does Mel first try to escape the bear near the chalet's dump?

A) Play dead

B) Climb a tree

C) Run for the porch

D) Hide in the ditch

Answer · why

B) Climb a tree

Climb a tree is her choice because most grizzlies will not follow, but a branch snaps and drops her right in front of the bear.