Hatchet Ch 4-7

CHAPTERS 1-3: The Plane Crash

Brian Robeson reflects on his parents’ divorce as he flies to northern Alaska to spend the summer with his father; but when the pilot of the small plane dies of a stroke, Brian is forced to save his own life by crash-landing the plane in a lake.

• True

• False

Brian Robeson was headed to _____ in a Cessna 406 to spend the summer with his dad.

• the coast in Washington state
• the wilderness of North Dakota
• oilfields of Canada
• cornfields of Canada

Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapter 1 and 2
1. The plane ran out of gas
2. Brian leaves New York
3. The pilot dies
4.Brians mother gives him a hatchet
5. Brian used the radio to call for help every ten minutes
6. The pilot teaches Brian how to steer the Cessna
7. Brian corrected the planes altitude

• 4,2,6,3,7,1,5,
• 4,2,6,3,7,5,1,
• 4,2,6,1,5,3,7
• 3,7,1,2,4,5,6

Brian's mother gave him a pocket knife as a gift before he went to see his father

• True
• False

What is the main conflict in Chapters 1-2

• Brian's parents get a divorce
• brians mother gives him a gift  he doesn't like
• brian must spend the summer with his father in Canada instead of with friends in New York
• The pilot was flying the Cessna has a heart attack leaving Brian alone in the plane

What was "The Secret" to which Brian's thoughts often wander?

• His father is seeing another woman
• He is running away
• His mother is pregnant
• His mother is seeing another man

How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?

• Every 5 minutes
• Every 10 minutes
• Every 15 minutes
• Every 20 minutes

What is the first food that Brian finds in the woods?

• Fish 
• Berries
• Roots
• Worms

Brian woke in the middle of the night___________.

• when he had a nightmare
• when an opossum climbed over him
• with a terrible stomach ache
• when he heard a plane

What advice does Brian remember getting from his English Teacher Mr. Perpich?

• Give up all hope.

• Stay Positive

• It's best to whine and cry when things don't go your way

• Negativity is important