Exam: Hatchet

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

• Brian gets in a Cessna and flies toward his father who is in Canada after his mother gave 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 their for 54 days.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Brian is worrying about some information that he knows, a "Secret" and thinking about talking to his mother
Which statement from the story provides support for this idea?

• "How could he tell her what he knew? So he remained silent, shook his head and remained silent."
• "Brian hated judges as he hated lawyers."
• Brian felt his eyes beginning to burn, but he didn't cry.
• On the dashboard in front of him Brian saw dials, switches, meters, knobs, levers, cranks, lights, handles...

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is phrase from the book introduces the conflict at the beginning of the story?

• "The pilot had been talking, just a moment agao, complaining of the pain."
• "Brain felt his eyes beginning to burn and knew there would be tears."
• "'It goes on your belt.' His mother spoke now without looking at him."
• "Brian was going to wave and call out, but something stopped him."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which quote best illustrates Brian's feelings about consuming the turtle eggs?

• "If he looked at them he would have to eat more."
• "He ate six of them, could have easily eaten all of them and not been full, but part of him said to hold back, save the rest."
• "He could not now believe the hunger. The eggs had awakened it fully, roaring so that it tore at him."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the excerpt:
He knew the wolf now, as the wolf knew him, and he nodded to it, nodded and smiled.
Based on this passage, the reader can infer that

• Wolves, are by nature, more tame in the area where Brian is stranded.
• Brian understands that wild animals have their place here,  so he has learned not panic when they appear.
• Brian has encountered wolves in the past and has become more familiar with their habits

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CCSS.RL.6.1

When the pilot teaches Brian how to control the plane, it is an example of

• suspense

• foreshadowing

• irony

Brian is lucky to have the Hatchet which is a gift from

• his father
• the pilot
• his mother

Brian's reaction to surviving the plane crash is to

• scream for help
• fall asleep
• swim back to the plane to save the pilot

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Brian discovers that the Hatchet is the key, because

• it helps cut down trees 
• it helps him build a fire 
• it helps him build the raft 

Brian learns from the bears and the wolves that

• they are willing to share the food of the forest
• they are predators which eat humans
• they are more afraid of him than he is of them