Hatchet 7-9

Brian becomes

• ill and has a stomachache after eating the berries.

• happier after he thinks about what it will be like to live with his dad.

• enjoys his time in the woods pretending it is just like camp.

What animal does Brian run into?

• Bear

• Cat

• Cougar

• Raccoon

Brian holds resentment (anger) towards

• his mother.

• his father.

• his brother.

• his sister.

Brian is attacked by

• a bear

• a porcupine

• a squirrel

• a raccoon

Brian comes to realization that crying and self pity

• is a waste of time and it accomplishes nothing.

• is the best way to resolve his situation.

• is the best way to help him survive.

Brian dreams of

• his father and does not understand his words.

• his friend Terry and understands he needs to build a canoe.

• his mother and realizes he misses the raspberry pie she makes for dessert.

True or False: Brian understands after dreaming of his father and friend Terry, that he can make fire with his hatchet by hitting it against rocks.

• True

• False

Which of these is evidence that Brian is starting to understand his surroundings?

• "For the first time since the crash he was not thinking of himself, or his own life. Brian was wondering if the bear was as surprised as he to find another being in the berries."

• "Since after the crash all Brian was thinking of was his family and how they treat one another. He tried to understand what it all meant, why his parents had separated and why he was sad. Brian continued feeling self pity and remorse for himself."