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WorksheetsHatchet Ch. 11-15
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
Brian is becoming _________.
a)
more observant
b)
more fearful of his situation
c)
a skilled fox hunter
d)
a skilled gardner
2.
From his height he could see not just the lake but across part of the forest, a green carpet, and it was full of life.
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
What type of figurative language is used in this passage?
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
3.
How did Brian catch fish?
a)
with a fishing rod that he created out of a branch
b)
with a spear that he made
c)
by quickly snatching them up with his hands
d)
by trapping them in a cage that he made
4.
Look back, he thought. Look back and see the smoke now and turn, please turn. "Look back," he whispered, feeling all the pictures fade, seeing his father's face fade like the sound, like lost dreams, like an end to hope.
Which of the following is the best tone of this passage?
Which of the following is the best tone of this passage?
a)
revealing
b)
disappointment
c)
desperation
d)
critical
5.
He could not play the game without hope; could not play the game without a dream.
By calling his survival a "game" Gary Paulson is using a(n)_______.
By calling his survival a "game" Gary Paulson is using a(n)_______.
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
6.
It had happened before this way, something had come into him from outside to warn him and he had stopped...He paid attention to the feeling now and he stood and waited, patiently, knowing he was right and that something would come.
What literary device is used in this passage?
What literary device is used in this passage?
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
imagery
d)
symbolism
7.
Brian looked back and for a moment felt afraid because the wolf was so....so right. He knew Brian, knew him and owned him and chose not to do anything with him.
What does the bolded part of this passage mean?
What does the bolded part of this passage mean?
a)
Brian belongs to the wolf because it can smell him.
b)
The wolf can kill him if it chooses.
c)
The wolf is afraid of Brian.
d)
The wolf is going to kill Brian.
8.
He was not the same now - the Brian that stood and watched the wolves move away and nodded to them was completely changed.
This passage proves that Brian is a ________________ character.
This passage proves that Brian is a ________________ character.
a)
flat
b)
round
c)
dynamic
d)
static
9.
What did Brian do right after the plane flew by and out of sight?
a)
He got very depressed to the point that he no longer wanted to live.
b)
He continued to send signals into the sky for three days.
c)
He became sick and passed out for days.
d)
He was excited because he knew the plane would be back for him.
10.
What happened when Brian tried out his first bow and arrow that he made?
a)
He killed a bird on his first shot.
b)
He got his arrow stuck in a tree.
c)
The bow wood exploded in his hands.
d)
The bow broke in half.
11.
With his bow, with an arrow fashioned by his own hands he had done food, had found a way to live. The bow had given him this way and he exulted in it....
The bow and arrow symbolize________________.
The bow and arrow symbolize________________.
a)
his means to survive
b)
his pride
c)
the island
d)
his strong will
12.
What is Brian's new motivation at this point in the novel?
a)
to be rescued
b)
to write an autobiography about his trials
c)
to become famous
d)
to survive and take care of himself
13.
Brian learns that ____________ is everything.
a)
peace of mind
b)
food
c)
shelter
d)
a good attitude
14.
What eats Brian's turtle eggs?
a)
a skunk
b)
a beaver
c)
a bear
d)
a sna
15.
His mother had left some salmon out by mistake one time when they went on an overnight trip to Cape Hesper to visit relatives and when they got back the smell filled the whole house. There was no way to store fish.
What literary technique is used in this passage?
What literary technique is used in this passage?
a)
imagery
b)
symbolism
c)
flashback
d)
suspense
16.
How does Brian end up storing fish?
a)
inside a cooler that he made
b)
on a shelf that he built in a tree
c)
in an enclosure that he made in the water
d)
in a hole in the ground
17.
How was Brian finally able to kill a foolbird?
a)
He snuck right up to it.
b)
He learned that the had to shoot it in the chest.
c)
He finally noticed the shape of the bird and could see them better.
d)
He finally noticed how the birds slept and could sneak up on them better.
18.
Time and again he drew, held, and let arrows fly but he still had no feathers on the arrows and they were little more than sticks that flopped out of the bow....
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
19.
His mother from the old time, from the time before, would bake it.
What does the bolded part of this sentence mean?
What does the bolded part of this sentence mean?
a)
from the time before his mother had an affair
b)
from the time before his mother met his father
c)
from the time before Brian was stranded on in the wilderness
d)
from the time before his mother learned to cook.
20.
Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience - waiting and thinking and doing things right. So much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.
This passage sounds mainly like_______________.
This passage sounds mainly like_______________.
a)
symbolism
b)
a theme
c)
imagery
d)
tone
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