Hatchet

While sleeping after the moose attack, Brian was awakened by the...

• smell of a fire much stronger than his campfire.

• roaring of a tornado that whipped him around inside his shelter.

• pounding of sleet against the shelter wall.

• howl of a coyote sitting outside the door of his shelter.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did Brian do before trying to get the survival pack from the plane?

• He recited a poem in memory of the dead pilot.

• He built a raft to use as an operating base.

• He sharpened his hatchet on a hard rock.

• He tied a rope of old vines to a tree and then around his waist.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why did the pilot who rescued Brian land on the lake?

• He saw the smoke coming from Brian's campfire.

• He had been sent to survey the lake and the land around it.

• He heard the emergency transmitter and then saw the plane tail.

• There had been reports that a young boy was living near the lake.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

After the pilot died, Brian left the plane running and holding altitude. What does altitude mean?

• the route you travel

• the amount of fuel used by a plane

• the height above ground

• the distance you travel

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

When Brian looked back on the time he had cried in the dark cave, he thought of it as when he had learned the most important lesson of survival. What does survival mean?

• the ability to be happy with your situation

• the power to think in a creative way

• the state of enduring or continuing to live

• a close relationship between two living things

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Because the plane's main body was intact after the crash, Brian figured that the survival pack had survived. What does intact mean?

• unbroken or in one piece

• ability to be seen or visible

• resting on top of water

• positioned on the right side

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What did Brian do once the plane's engine died?

• He glided toward an open meadow.

• He called air traffic control for directions.

• He secured his parachute to prepare to jump.

• He steered towards a lake to land in water.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How did Brian learn the lesson to protect his food and improve his shelter?

• By seeing a timber wolf in the wild

• By watching a mama bear and her cubs

• By losing his catch of fish to a fool bird

• By being sprayed by a skunk

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the primary theme of the book 'Hatchet'?

• Survival and self-reliance

• Friendship and loyalty

• Adventure and exploration

• Mystery and suspense

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Hatchet' to describe Brian's thoughts and feelings?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Internal monologue

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5