Hatchet Test Review

Who gives Brian the hatchet?

• His mom

• His dad

• His best friend, Terry

• The pilot

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which response best represents the novel's beginning?

• Brian thinks about his parents' divorce. He decides to visit his father. Brian takes off in a small plane to Canada.

• Brian and his mom drive to the airport, and she gives him a hatchet. Then he flies in a small plane to visit his dad.

• As Brian flies in a small plane to Canada, thinks back to his parents' divorce. Then the pilot of the plane has a heart attack.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

The narrator's tone in this passage is mainly:

• Nervous and hopeless

• Helpless and frustrated

• Shocked and confused

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which piece of textual evidence best supports the idea that the Secret is painful for Brian?

• "Brian hated judges as he hated lawyers."

• "Brian was going to wave or call out, but something stopped him. There was a man in the car."

• "How could he tell her what he knew? So he had remained silent, shook his head and continued to stare unseeing at the countryside."

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is "the Secret" that Brian often refers to in the story?

• He is secretly happy that his parents divorced.

• He failed his English test.

• He stole from a store.

• His mother cheated on his father.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which animal helps Brian the most in the wild?

• The skunk

• The porcupine

• The moose

• The turtles

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which event contributes to the falling action of the story?

• Brian creates a shelter.

• Brian must fly the plane alone, after the pilot has a heart attack.

• Brian survives by catching and eating fish.

• Brian finds a radio transmitter in the survival pack.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

How does Brian attempt to hurt himself?

• He cuts himself with the hatchet.

• He runs towards a swarm of bees.

• He hits himself in the head with a rock.

• He stops eating.

Where does Brian see a bear?

• Near his shelter.

• In the lake.

• Atop the mountain.

• In the berry patch.

After the big storm, what is Brian able to see?

• A sunken ship in the lake.

• The plane in the lake.

• A raft in the lake.

• A log cabin in the distance.

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CCSS.RL.7.1