Hatchet Chapters 1-4

Where was Brian Robeson headed in a Cessna 406 to spend his summer with his dad?

• the cornfields of Oklahoma

• the coast in Washington state

• the wilderness of North Dakota

• the oil fields in Canada

What did the pilot teach Brian while they were flying?

• how to use a hatchet

• how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406

• how to fill the gas tank on a Cessna 406

• how to steer a Cessna 406

What was Brian thinking about while riding in the Cessna 406?

• his parents' divorce

• what he and his father were going to do over the summer

• catching fish

• his girlfriend

What was the first sign that the pilot was not feeling well?

• the pilot clutched his stomach

• the pilot grabbed his chest

• the pilot rubbed his left shoulder

• the pilot said his eyes were burning

How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?

• every 30 minutes

• every hour

• every 2 hours

• every 10 minutes

Where did Brian decide to land the plane?

• on top of a mountain

• on the edge of a lake

• on an empty road

• in an empty field

What is the main conflict of Chapters 1 and 2?

• Brian must spend the summer with his father in Canada instead of with his friends in New York.

• Brian's parents get a divorce.

• Brian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't like.

• The pilot who is flying the Cessna has a heart attack, leaving Brian alone in the plane.

Why does the Cessna 406 crash?

• a bird hits the propeller

• the plane hits a tree

• the plane has engine failure

• it runs out of gas

What was the worst pain that Brian experienced when he woke up the next morning?

• the throb in his head

• the cut in his chest

• the pounding in his jaw

• the twisting of his stomach

What bothered Brian before the sun came up?

• mosquitoes

• bats

• deer

• snakes