"Hatchet" Plot Points

Why is Brian traveling on a bush plane at the beginning of the story?

• He is going to visit his uncle in California

• He’s on a school field trip
  

• He is flying to visit his father in the Canadian oil fields after his parents' divorce

• He is running away from home

What major event happens to the pilot during the flight?

• The pilot falls asleep
  

• The pilot loses control and crashes on purpose

• The pilot turns the plane around

• The pilot has a heart attack and dies

How does Brian survive the plane crash?

• He jumps out with a parachute

• He climbs out after the plane lands safely
  

• He swims to shore after the plane crash-lands in a lake

• He is rescued by a helicopter immediately

What is Brian’s only tool after the crash?

• A knife

• A survival ki

• A hatchet that his mother gave him

• A compass and a map

What is one of Brian’s biggest challenges early in the wilderness?

• • Finding clean water and food

• • Fighting off a pack of wolves

• • Getting the radio to work

• • Getting a fire started with matches

What major event helps Brian become more confident in his survival skills?

• He dreams about a rescue

• He catches a fish and builds a fire on his own

• 
  He finds a phone
  

• A bear brings him food

What natural disaster makes Brian feel like he’s starting over again?

• A thunderstorm
  

• A tornado that destroys his shelter

• A wildfire

• An earthquake

Why would Hatchet appeal to young male readers?

• It shows how a boy can survive in the wild using courage, problem-solving, and determination

• It has lots of jokes and silly characters

• It’s all about playing sports

• It’s set in a school like their own

Which of the following moments could be considered heartwarming or slightly funny in Hatchet?

• When Brian gets attacked by a bear

• When Brian drops the hatchet in the lake and gives up hope

• When Brian laughs at himself for being proud of catching a fish and realizes he’s learning to survive

• When the tornado destroys everything he built