Which significant day is described in the story?

• A. The day he started the plane project
• B. The day he built a raft
• C. The day he first obtained meat
• D. The day he found shelter

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is that survival depends on learning to provide for yourself. The day he first obtained meat is the best answer because it shows he’s moving from merely coping with hunger to actively supplying his own food. That moment marks a turning point in his self-reliance: he figures out how to hunt or trap and use his skills to stay fed, which boosts his confidence and fuels further problem-solving and persistence in the harsh environment.

The other options describe important tasks, but they don’t capture this pivotal shift in his ability to feed himself. Building a raft, starting a plane project, or finding shelter are essential, yet each doesn’t demonstrate the same direct, practical breakthrough in sustaining life through his own efforts that obtaining meat does.