What did Brian do after his illness from the gut cherries?

• A. He threw them away.
• B. He ate all at once.
• C. He took a handful of washed ripe ones and he had to eat a little at a time; he made two piles of them.
• D. He boiled them to make juice.

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is how Brian learns to handle food safely after a stomach upset by testing foods in small, controlled amounts and staying organized. After his illness from gut cherries, he doesn’t just rush to eat everything. He chooses ripe, washed berries, but instead of gobbling them all, he takes a handful and eats a little at a time, even sorting them into two piles. This careful approach shows his growing survival skill: he’s cautious, observes how his body reacts, and plans his meals to avoid another bad reaction. The other options don’t fit because discarding all the berries would waste food, eating everything at once would risk another illness, and boiling them for juice isn’t what he does in this moment.