Hatchet Quiz Chapter 14

According to Brian, small mistakes could turn into...

• a life threatening situation

• bigger problems

• disasters

• a mistake

"All things in the woods from insects to bears to fish were all looking for...."

• sheltter

• food

• safety

• clean water

What kind of animal attacked Brian in the shelter near the fire?

• a moose

• a large bear

• a possum

• a skunk

In order to improve Brian's shelter, he decides to....

• add more limbs and branches

• tear down the woven door he had made and start again

• dig a deep hole and add fire

• weave grasses and willow limbs together to make a door.

Brian decides that his food must be stored in a way that....

• the rain could not soak it and get it all soggy

• the smoke would not coat it

• skunk smells could not get on it

• other animals could not reach it

Why does Brian build a ladder?

• So he could reach the top of the shelter-home

• So he could put more grass on top to slow the rain leaks

• So he could reach the food shelf in the shelter-home

• Because he was trying to cut logs he could not reach.

What method did Brian figure out to save his food so that it lasted longer?

• live storage

• freeze dryiing in the cool nights

• rubbing the food with skunk spray

• dipping food into berry juice

What lured fresh fish into the live trap?

• gut cherries

• fresh leaves

• old fish parts and guts

• bear dung

What did Brian do to defend himself from the visiting skunk?

• screamed and ran away

• waved a fire stick at it

• threw a handful of sand at it

• dumped fish guts on it

Brian could be best characterized in this chapter by which statement?

• Brian has become tired and frustrated.

• Brian has figured out new ways to care for himself in the wild.

• Brian is fearful that the rocks in his shelter-home will not hold up during the rainy season.

• Brian is convinced that there will never be a rescue and he has decided to live his life in the forest.