Hatchet Chapters 1-5

Why is Brian traveling across the Canadian wilderness in a small plane?

• to spend the summer with his father because his parents have recently divorced

• to please his mother because she wants him to experience life in another country

• to avoid his friend Terry because Terry knows the truth about Brian’s parents

• to meet his grandparents because they are elderly and unable to fly across the country

What does Brian’s response to the hatchet reveal about his feelings?

• Brian knows that the hatchet will look funny if he wears it, so he tells his mother to keep the hatchet.

• Brian appreciates the gift of the hatchet, so he thanks his mother and wears the hatchet with pride.

• Brian dislikes the idea of wearing the hatchet, but he puts the hatchet on his belt out of pity for his mother.

• Brian wants to wear the hatchet in his belt because he knows he might need the hatchet in the future.

Which quotation best supports the answer to Brian wearing the Hatchet?

• "And he would normally have said no, would normally have said no that it looked too hokey to have a hatchet on your belt."

• "Those were the normal things he would say."

• "But her voice was thin, had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it, and he felt bad for not speaking to her."

• " . . . he still felt bad for not speaking to her, and so he loosened his belt and pulled the right side out and put the hatchet on and rethreaded the belt."

How does Brian react when he realizes the plane is going to crash?

• Brian goes back and forth between being a leader and being a follower.

• Brian goes back and forth between being able to save the pilot and being helpless.

• Brian goes back and forth between wanting to be alone and wishing that his parents were with him.

• Brian goes back and forth between being in control of a situation and panicking.

Select the evidence which best supports the answer to how Brian reacts to the plane crash.

• Brian knows that chest compressions can save a person, but he does not know how to do CPR.

• Brian realizes that his mother needs his help, but he knows that he has to spend time with his father.

• Brian realizes the plane is going to crash, but he starts to create a plan for landing the plane.

• Brian calmly remembers how the pilot used the radio, but he screams in frustration when he cannot make it work.

What does the story say about how Brian feels about his parent's divorce when he is the plane with the pilot?

• The reader understands the importance of Brian’s relationship with the pilot.

• The reader understands that Brian tries to hide how the divorce has hurt him.

• The reader understands the sad memories Brian has of the divorce.

• The reader understands that despite the divorce, Brian is a fighter and a survivor.

Select the evidence which best supports the answer when Brian is in the airplane upset about his parent's divorce.

• “Brian felt his eyes beginning to burn and knew there would be tears.”

• “He had cried for a time, but that was done now.”

• “Instead his eyes burned and tears came, the seeping tears that burned, but he didn’t cry.”

• “He wiped his eyes with a finger and looked at the pilot out of the corner of his eye to make sure he hadn’t noticed the burning and the tears.”

How does remembering Mr. Perpich’s lessons help Brian stay focused on survival?

• Brian decides to build a shelter and find food because Perpich taught his students to value their own capabilities.

• Brian remembers Perpich's and was able to survive by staying motivated.

• Brian uses survival knowledge he learned from reading a novel in Perpich’s class.

• Brian believes that even though Perch would have been disappointed in Brian’s negative thinking, all hope is lost.

Which excerpt from the text best supports the answer to Mr. Perpich's survival class?

• "He looked around suddenly, felt the hair on the back of his neck go up."

• "It was the only weapon he had but it was something.”

• “He pulled himself to his feet and jerked the back of his shirt down before the mosquitoes could get at it.”

• “Right now I’m all I’ve got. I have to do something.”

Which phrase best shows the meaning of the word amphibious?

• operating or growing on land

• operating on land and water

• floating on lake water

• flying above sea level