Hatchet Review (Chapter 5 Excerpt)

The story "Hatchet" is about....

• Brian turning 11 and still feeling like he is 10

• a 13 year-old boy finding a small axe, which he learns is called a "hatchet."

• a story about how a hatchet grows up to love coffee, especially iced-coffee.

• a 13 year-old boy left stranded in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crash-lands in a lake.

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"Probably come here in amphibious planes, small bushplanes..." Here amphibious means....

• something that is used only on land

• something that is used only on water

• something that is used on both land and water

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"Which home? The father or the mother home." What can we infer about Brian's parents based on this sentence? (Check all that apply)

• his parents are separated

• Brian doesn't know where his parents live

• His parents own 2 houses

• his parents might be divorced

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The first thing that Brian thinks about in this excerpt is....

• eating a large, cheesy, juicy burger....

• if people are out searching for him (including his family)

• about what Mr. Perpich, his old English teacher, would do if he was left stranded

• hunger

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In the story, Brian says, "The hunger had been there but something else - _____________________ - had held it down." What had kept Brian distracted from his hunger?

• surviving

• figuring out where his hatchet was

• wondering where he was

• fear and pain

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At first, to solve his problem of hunger, Brian thinks about....

• what Mr. Perpich would do

• what people would do in the movies

• getting motivated

• use his hatchet to hunt

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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Brian remembers he has a hatchet with him as well. This is a gift from...

• his mother

• his father

• Mr. Perpich

• a classmate at school

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While examining everything he has, Brian is reminded of Perpich who "would tell him to quit messing around. Get motivated. Look at all of it, Robeson." What does Brian almost forget he has?

• a hatchet

• a digital watch

• a windbreaker

• himself

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While thinking about food, Brian is reminded of Mr. Perpich told him to "stay positive and on top of things." All Perpich would say is that I have to...

• be positive

• get motivated

• help myself

• figure things out

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___________________ means, "Torn or ragged clothing; shreds."

• tatters

• stranded

• asset

• pitiful

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