Hatchet Chapters 8-14

Ch 8: Brian learned the most important rule of survival after the porcupine attack... what was it?

• Feeling sorry for yourself didn't work
• Never throw something in the dark
• Never sleep without a weapon
• Stay calm no matter what happens

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.6B

TEKS.ELA.5.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.5B

TEKS.ELA.8.5B

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

What was the key to making the fire?

• Brian needed a lot of small, dry twigs
• Brian was trying to make his fire inside; he should have done it outside
• Brian remembered he had a lighter in the pocket of his windbreaker
• Brian realized he could use the hatchet to create a spark

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.5B

TEKS.ELA.8.5B

TEKS.ELA.E2.4B

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

What did Brian do with the turtle eggs?

• He ate all of them raw
• He ate six eggs, then decided to bury the rest for later
• He buried them under the coals of the fire and roasted them
• He left them in the nest because he like bad to eat the eggs

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What major change has Brian noticed in himself throughout the 40 + days he has been by himself?

• He was forgetting how to speak because he had no one to talk to.
• He knew sounds; he didn't just hear them. He saw all the parts of things.
• He had grown taller during his time alone.
• He fell into a deep depression and hardly moves anymore.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Describe the hunger that Brian felt.

• It was a hunger that made him hunt
• It was a hunger that made him sick every time he ate
• It was a hunger that made him want to eat out all the time
• It was a hunger that made him depressed

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How did Brian feel after he realized the search plane disappeared?

• He hoped a pilot with sharper eyes would look for him next
• He felt that all hope was gone
• He was glad, because he was having a good time and didn't want to be rescued.
• He thought the search pilot was playing a game with him and would come back soon

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Brian thought he could learn, survive, and take care of himself. What did he call this?

• He called it tough hope
• He called it Mr. Perpich's philosophy
• He called it the 3 laws of living
• He called it Brian's rules

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Brian learn from his trouble with the skunk?

• He learned to keep his eyes closed when a skunk was nearby.
• To learned to aim to kill, not to scare.
• He learned to share his food with the animals.
• He learned to protect his food by keeping it out of reach. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Brian decide to do with his shelter?

• Add stone and mud to the walls
• Tear it down and build it again.
• Find a new shelter in a cave
• Build a hammock and teepee

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Brian make to keep food out of reach of animals?

• A shelf with a ladder
• A small room with a door
• A special box with a lock
• A hidden hole in the ground

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1