Hatchet Chapters 1-8

1. Who is the main character or protagonist?

• Gary Paulsen
• Brian Robeson
• Jake Hampton

2. What is the setting (time and place) of the novel?

• Modern day Canadian wilderness
• Alaska in the 1950s
• The California Redwoods in 1910

3. What gift does the boy carry on his belt?

• A flashlight
• A penknife
• A hatchet

4. What terrible thing happens on the plane?

• The wing is hit by lightning.
• The door breaks open and the pilot is yanked out mid-air.
• The pilot has a massive heart attack.

5. With the pilot almost certainly dead, what must Brian do?

• Call for help on his cell phone
• Parachute out of the plane
• Fly the plane

6. How does Brian feel in the plane?

• Like a dead man
• Like a prisoner
• Like a superhero

7. Brian has a big decision to make. What is it?

• Land now or wait until fuel runs out.
• Turn the plane around or go straight.
• Give the pilot CPR or ignore him.

8. Where does Brian plan to land the plane?

• On a road
• in a meadow
• On a lake

9. What happens to the wings of the plane?

• They act as floats on the lake.
• They are torn off by the pine trees.
• They are damaged by hitting birds.

10. Where is Brian trapped?

• In the cockpit underwater
• In the cockpit in the forest
• Thrown from the cockpit into thorny shrubs