Hatchet: Chapters 1 & 2

At the beginning of the novel, what is going on?

• Brian gets in a helicopter and flies towards his father who is in Canada after his mother gives him a hatchet.
• Brian is in a Cessna plane, flying toward Canadian oil fields, and thinking about his parents' divorce.
• Brian and his mother are planning a trip to Canada. They charter a plane to see Brian's dad and purchase a hatchet.
• Brian is heading home from the Canadian oil fields after staying there for fifty-four days.

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How old is Brian Robeson?

• Brian Robeson is 12 years old.
• Brian Robeson is 13 years old.
• Brian Robeson is 14 years old.
• Brian Robeson is 15 years old.

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Who is Brian going to see?

• Brian is going to see his mother.
• Brian is going to see his father.
• Brian is going to see his grandfather.
• Brian is going to see his friend.

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

• His father is seeing another woman.
• He is running away.
• His mother is pregnant.
• His mother is seeing another man.

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What is Brian's father's job?

• Lumberman
• Accountant
• Lawyer
• Oil Engineer

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Brian's mother gives him a pocket knife as a gift before he leaves to see his father.

• True
• False

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While Brian travels, the pilot teaches him...

• how to steer a Cessna 406.
• how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406.
• how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406.
• how to use a hatchet.

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While Brian is riding in the Cessna, what is he is thinking about?

• his girlfriend
• catching fish
• what he and his father were going to do over the summer
• his parents' divorce

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The first sign the pilot isn't feeling well is when...

• the pilot grabs his chest.
• the pilot rubs his left shoulder.
• the pilot says his eyes are burning.
• the pilot clutches his stomach.

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Brian decides he should land the plane...

• on top of a mountain.
• on an empty road.
• in an empty field.
• on a lake.

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