Hatchet Review

How did the pilot of the plane die?

• A Stroke
• Killed by a passenger
• Heart Attack
• Died in the crash

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was "The Secret" to which Brian's thoughts often wander?

• His father is seeing another woman
• He is running away
• His mother is upset that he is leaving for summer.
• His mother is seeing another man

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the purpose of Brian's trip to the Canadian woods?

• He was going to see his father.
• He was going on a camping trip.
• He was going to visit his uncle.
• He was learning how to fly a plane.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When Brian has to fly the plane himself after the pilot's heart attack, what prior experience helps him?

• He used to fly with his Uncle Carter.
• He had watched the pilot very closely.
• The pilot had let him take the controls for a few minutes earlier in the ride.
• He had read a lot of books and seen a lot of movies about planes.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the first food that Brian finds in the woods and believes to be safe to eat since the birds ate them?

• Fish 
• Berries
• Roots
• Mangos

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Brian learned the most important rule of survival ... 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

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What did Brian realize 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

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following would NOT be a theme for this novel?

• Self-pity will get you nowhere.
• If you try hard enough, you can achieve anything.
• Everyone needs friends.
• To be a survivor, you can never give up.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following best describes Brian?

• brave and determined
• playful and energetic
• caring and shy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3