Hatchet Chapters 8 & 9

A _________ attacked Brian in the cave.

• Porcupine

• Bear

• Mosquito

• Turtle

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What are quills?

• Fleshy part of the calf

• A type of bird

• Patches of a blanket

• Large, stiff hairs that help defend porcupines against predators

Answer explanation

Porcupine quills are modified hairs made out of keratin, the same substance found in our own hair and fingernails.

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How did Brian describe the quills in his leg?

• A large stick

• A group of pencils

• A group of needles

• A bunch of Covid shots

Answer explanation

Page 75 - "His fingers gingerly touched a group of needles that had been driven through his pants and into the fleshy part of his calf."

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What does Brian dream about in Chapter 8?

• His bicycle rides with Terry.

• His mother and discovering the "Secret."

• His father trying to talk to him. Also, Terry making a fire in a barbecue pit.

• A giant bear attacking him.

Answer explanation

Page 78 - "...he dreamed. This time it was not of his mother, not of the Secret, but of his father at first and then of his friend Terry."

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What did Brian remember hitting his hatchet at? What did he go back in the shelter to study? pg. 80

• The stone wall

• The bricks

• The tree in the cave

• The bear

Answer explanation

Page 80 - "When he threw the hatchet at the porcupine in the cave and missed and hit the stone wall it had showered sparks..."

"Brian went back into the shelter and studied the wall."

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What did Brian use to light a fire?

• A $20 bill, birchbark peelings, and the hatchet

• Lightening and twigs

• He still cannot light a fire

• Matches and leaves

Answer explanation

Page 83-84 - "Then he went back into the shelter and arranged the ball of birchbark peelings at the base of the black rock. As an afterthought he threw in the remains of the twenty-dollar bill."

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What simile was used to describe the sparks of the fire?

• Like red raindrops

• Like a golden waterfall

• Like electricity

• Like mini fireworks

Answer explanation

Page 85 - "The sparks flowed like a golden waterfall."

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Brian noticed that the sparks of his fire were dying and he needed more. What TWO things did he realize he needed to have to grow the fire?

• Hatchet and food

• Water and fuel

• Fuel and oxygen/air

• Leaves and berries

Answer explanation

Page 85 - "He shook his head, tried to focus on his thoughts. What did it take? You have to have fuel, he thought--and he had that. The bark was fuel. Oxygen--there had to be air."

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What metaphor was used to describe the flames of the fire Brian lit?

• Red snakes

• Glowing red worms

• Wavy red hair

• Porcupines tail

Answer explanation

Page 86 - "The sparks grew with his gentle breath. The red glow moved from the sparks themselves into the bark, moved and grew and became worms, glowing red worms...."

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Which word best describes Brian at the end of Chapter 9?

• Angry

• Curious

• Silly

• Lonely

Answer explanation

Page 87 - "He looked around and wished he had somebody to tell this thing, to show this thing he had done. But there was nobody."

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