What memory helped Brian remain hopeful about rescue?

• A. His parents must be looking for him.
• B. He imagined a rescue helicopter.
• C. He found a radio to call for help.
• D. He remembered a camp song.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how a memory can provide real motivation to keep going. Brian’s hope comes from recalling that his parents must be looking for him. Thinking about that makes the dangerous, lonely wilderness feel survivable because it frames his struggle as part of a larger search—someone will come for him, so he keeps sheltering, hunting, and staying alive in small, practical steps. That memory gives him a purpose and a future to cling to, rather than just reacting to the present misery.

Imagining a rescue helicopter is more of a hopeful thought or daydream than a memory he relies on to push through danger. Finding a radio to call for help isn’t something he does at that moment, and a camp song isn’t central to his sense of imminent rescue. The parental-hope memory, by anchoring him to the possibility of rescue, best explains why he remains hopeful.