Hatchet Vocabulary Quiz 3

He had made a new bow, with slender limbs and a more fluid, gentle pull, but could not hit the fish though he sat in the water and was, in the end, surrounded by a virtual cloud of small fish.

What does the word 'virtual' mean?

• existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

• definitely true
• not real
• completely accurate

The bow had given him this way and he exulted in it, in the bow, in the arrow, in the fish, in the hatchet, in the sky.

What does the word 'exulted' mean?

• To feel or show sadness or disappointment
• To feel or show indifference or apathy
• To feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation
• To feel or show fear or anxiety

In the city if he made a mistake usually there was a way to rectify it, make it all right. If he fell on his bike and sprained a leg he could wait for it to heal; if he forgot something at the store he could find other food in the refrigerator.

What does the word 'rectify' mean?

• Correct or make something right
• Destroy or make something worse
• Ignore or overlook
• Complicate or make something worse

Early in the new time he had learned the most important thing, the truly vital knowledge that drives all creatures in the forest—food is all.

What does the word 'vital' mean?

• extremely important or necessary
• temporary or fleeting
• casual or informal
• unimportant or unnecessary

The corrosive spray that hit his face seared into his lungs and eyes, blinding him.

What does the word 'corrosive' mean?

• Easily repairable
• Pleasant smelling
• Soft and gentle
• Causing damage or destruction by chemical action

He slowed his movements and stood slowly, without stretching unduly, and went to the lake for a drink.

What does the word 'unduly' mean?

• Adequately
• Moderately
• Sufficiently
• Excessively or unnecessarily

The flames cut the cool damp morning, crackled and did much to bring his spirits up, not to mention chasing away the incessant mosquitos.

What does the word 'incessant' mean?

• temporary
• occasional
• intermittent
• never-ending or constant

Somehow he would have to get into die tail, inside the plane—rip or cut his way in—and however he did it he would need an operating base of some kind. A raft. Which, he found ruefully, was much easier said than done.

What does the word 'ruefully' mean?

• in a way that expresses joy or excitement
• in a way that expresses anger or frustration
• in a way that expresses indifference or apathy
• in a way that expresses sorrow or regret

The two kinds of rabbits were snowshoes and cottontails; the foolbirds were ruffed grouse (also called fool hens by trappers, for their stupidity); the small food fish were bluegills, sunfish, and perch...

What does the word 'grouse' mean?

• A type of cheese
• A type of car
• A type of flower
• A type of bird

For a brief time the press made much of Brian and he was interviewed for several networks but the furor died within a few months.

What does the word 'furor' mean?

• a public uproar or outburst of excitement or controversy
• a quiet acceptance
• a joyful celebration
• a peaceful resolution