Hatchet Chapters 9 and 10

Brian tried lighting many times. 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

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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 mosquitos away.

• Brian could heat his raspberries on the fire.

• Brian could build a signal fire.

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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 attempts 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

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Brian called himself ____.

• a genius

• a pioneer

• an adventurer

• a city boy

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The best thing about having the night vistor was Brian ____.

• knew he could have soup

• now had food

• remembered how to make a hammock

• now had a friend

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