Hatchet Ch 9-10 Quiz

Brian tried lighting many items. Finally he was able

to make a fire by igniting ___.

• grass and twigs

• the twenty dollar bill in his pocket

• birch bark peelings

• dry leaves

Brian discovered that he also needed ___ to get the

fire going.

• oil

• air

• pinecones

• grass

Which of the following was NOT a reason Brian

wanted a fire?

• The fire would keep away animals like the

  porcupine.

• The smoke from the fire would keep the

  mosquitoes away.

• Brian could heat his raspberries on the fire.

• Brian could build a signal fire.

Building the fire took Brian ___.

• only a few minutes to build after he learned the

  hatchet made sparks on the flint stone

• several days of hard work

• several attempt using different kinds of kindling

• a few hours using only grass and twigs as

  kindling

Brian was lucky a sound woke him because ___.

• his fire was about to go out

• he was about to get wet from the rain

• a deer was getting into his raspberries

• his jacket was blowing away

___ was making the noise that awakened Brian.

• A turtle

• A bear

• A moose

• An airplane flying overhead

Brian called himself ___.

• a genius

• a pioneer

• an adventurer

• a city boy

The best thing about having the night visitor was

Brian ___.

• knew he could have soup

• now had food

• remembered how to make a hammock

How did Brian know the animal that came up in the

sand was a turtle?

• Brian had seen a television show about sea

  turtles.

• Brian had read a book in science class about sea

  turtles.

• Brian had seen sea turtles when he visited the

  aquarium.

• Brian had seen sea turtles on a vacation to the

  coast.

Watching Uncle Carter eat ____________ made

Brian feel queasy.

• worms dipped in ketchup

• live grasshoppers

• chocolate covered ants

• a raw egg with his milk