Hatchet Quiz 1 (1 thru 3)

Who gives Brian the hatchet?

• his dad

• his mom

• his brother

• the pilot

Read the excerpt: Brian Robeson stared out the window. . .He was thirteen and the only passenger on the plane (Paulsen 1). What is the point of view?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• omniscient third person

Complete the sentence with the correct word from chapters 1 thru 3: Brian _______ in pain with every movement. But he was alive

• abate (d)

• wince(d)

• desperate

• visualize

Complete the sentence with the correct word from chapters 1 thru 3: ________, the pilot reached for the radio once he knew he was having a heart attack.

• abate (d)

• wince(d)

• desperate(ly)

• visualize(d)

Complete the sentence with the correct word from chapters 1 thru 3: To encourage himself, Brian tried to ______ himself back at home safe and warm.

• abate (d)

• wince(d)

• desperate(ly)

• visualize(d)

Complete the sentence with the correct word from chapters 1 thru 3: The swarm of insects _____ as the sun began to heat up the morning.

• abate (d)

• wince(d)

• desperate(ly)

• visualize(d)

Why is Brian angry with his mother?

• she forced him to go to see his dad

• Brian wanted his best friend to go on the trip

• Brian wanted to go to summer camp

• Because of the Secret

Which did Brian not experience during the crash?

• He felt the warm water

• He hit his head on the wheel

• He tore off his own fingernails

• Pine trees tore up the plane's wings

When a character has a memory or a dream of a previous event in the story, this is an example of what?

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• descriptive language

What figurative language is used in the sentence? The memory sliced through him like a knife (Paulsen 29).

• simile

• metaphor

• personification