Hatchet Ch. 18-Epilogue

As Brian initially tries to get in the plane and encounters difficulty he thinks: "I was stupid to think I could just come out here and get inside the plane...Nothing is that easy." Which conclusion can be drawn from this statement?

• Brian is slipping back into depression and hopelessness.

• Brian is frustrated with the challenge, but knows he shouldn't have expected it to be so easy.

• Brian is angry with the situation and will likely give up.

• Brian is angry and likely terrified that he will die alone in the wilderness with nothing.

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Early in chapter 18, Brian drops the hatchet when trying to get into the plane. Choose all of the following that are true?

• Without the hatchet he could make no fire, no weapons, no tools.

• He felt like he was nothing.

• The hatchet was, had been him.

• Losing the hatchet won't affect him because he will find another way to survive.

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How did Brian retrieve his hatchet from the bottom of the lake?

• He used a long branch with a loop tied to the end to pull it up.

• He dived down multiple times until he could finally get to it.

• He pushed off the back of the plane with his arms and used his feet to feel for the hatchet.

• He didn't retrieve the hatchet, he decided to continue on without it.

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What was Brian hoping to get by entering the plane?

• He wanted to pull the body of the pilot out to bury it properly.

• He wanted to pull the body of the pilot out so the fish he had been eating would quit eating the pilot's face.

• He wanted to get the survival pack, hoping something in there would be useful.

• He just wanted to stay busy and this was a good way to do that.

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"It was almost as if the bag didn't want to leave the plane." This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Idiom

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Which of the following were in the survival bag that Brian retrieved? Choose all that apply.

• A sleeping bag

• A hat that said Cessna

• Fishing lines and lures

• A new hatchet

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Brian had conflicted feelings with some of the items in the bag. Which items made him feel like he was removed from nature somehow? Choose all that apply.

• rifle

• lighter

• Cessna cap

• sleeping bag

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How did the survival pack lead to Brian's rescue?

• He was able to use the cell phone inside to call for help.

• He used the flare gun to shoot flares into the sky until someone saw him.

• He found an emergency transmitter and accidentally left it on and it signaled a pilot.

• He had a satellite phone that he used to make a call to his mom.

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How does Brian react when the pilot finds him?

• He throws himself on the ground and starts to cry.

• He introduces himself and asks the pilot if he wants something to eat.

• He grabs the pilot by the shoulders to see if he is real.

• He runs away because he thinks he is hallucinating and the pilot has to chase after him.

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According to the epilogue how long had Brian been stranded in the wilderness?

• 47 days

• 54 days

• 64 days

• 2 months

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