Exploring Chapter 14 of Hatchet

What is the primary theme discussed in the introduction of Chapter 14?

• The beauty of nature

• The potential consequences of small mistakes

• The need for companionship

• The importance of humor in survival

What did Brian learn was the most important thing in the forest?

• Shelter

• Companionship

• Food

• Water

What animal did Brian encounter that taught him a painful lesson about protecting food?

• A wolf

• A skunk

• A porcupine

• A bear

What was the immediate effect of the skunk's spray on Brian?

• He became hungry

• He fell asleep

• He felt happy

• He was temporarily blinded

What did Brian realize he needed to improve after the skunk incident?

• His fishing skills

• His shelter

• His cooking methods

• His hunting techniques

What did Brian use to make his shelter more secure?

• Plastic and tarps

• Rocks and stones

• Metal sheets

• Heavier logs and woven branches

Why did Brian decide to create a food shelf?

• To store his tools

• To have a place to sit

• To make his shelter look better

• To keep food away from animals

What problem did Brian face when trying to store fish?

• The fish would spoil quickly

• He didn't like the taste of fish

• The fish were too big

• He couldn't catch enough fish

How did Brian solve the problem of storing live fish?

• By burying the fish in the sand

• By cooking the fish immediately

• By freezing the fish

• By building a fish pen with rocks

What was Brian's major breakthrough in food storage?

• Learning to cook fish

• Storing live fish in a pen

• Building a larger shelter

• Finding a new source of berries