7th English/Literature Midterm

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the purpose of Brian's trip to the Canadian woods?

• He was going to see his father
• He was going on a camping trip
• He was going to visit his uncle
• He was learning how to fly a plane

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What kind of animal hurt Brian?

• A bear
• A porcupine
• A wolf
• A penquin

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the key to making the fire?

• Brian needed a lot of small, dry twigs
• Brian was trying to make his fire inside; he should have done it outside
• Brian remembered he had a lighter in the pocket of his windbreaker
• Brian realized he could use the hatchet to create a spark

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Brian feel after he realized the search plane disappeared?

• He hoped a pilot with sharper eyes would look for him next
• He felt that all hope was gone
• He was glad, because he was having a good time and didn't want to be rescued.
• He thought the search pilot was playing a game with him and would come back soon

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Brian learn from his trouble with the skunk?

• He learned to keep his eyes closed when a skunk was nearby.
• To learned to aim to kill, not to scare.
• He learned to share his food with the animals.
• He learned to protect his food by keeping it out of reach. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following would not be a theme for this novel?

• Self-pity will get you nowhere.
• If you try hard enough, you can achieve anything.
• Everyone needs friends.
• To be a survivor, you can never give up.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the name of the author of Hatchet?

• Will Hobbs
• Gary Paulsen
• Chris Crutcher
• Christopher Paul Curtis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What led to Brian's eventual rescue?

• He found a transmitter in the plane wreckage
• Rescuers sent out his parents found him
• Hikers found him 
• The pilot came out of a coma

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Who appeared in Brian's dream to show him how to make a fire?

• his mother
• his father
• Terry
• the pilot

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1