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WorksheetsHatchet: Chapters 1 & 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
At the beginning of the novel, what is going on?
a)
Brian gets in a helicopter and flies towards his father who is in Canada after his mother gives him a hatchet.
b)
Brian is in a Cessna plane, flying toward Canadian oil fields, and thinking about his parents' divorce.
c)
Brian and his mother are planning a trip to Canada. They charter a plane to see Brian's dad and purchase a hatchet.
d)
Brian is heading home from the Canadian oil fields after staying there for fifty-four days.
2.
How old is Brian Robeson?
a)
Brian Robeson is 12 years old.
b)
Brian Robeson is 13 years old.
c)
Brian Robeson is 14 years old.
d)
Brian Robeson is 15 years old.
3.
Who is Brian going to see?
a)
Brian is going to see his mother.
b)
Brian is going to see his father.
c)
Brian is going to see his grandfather.
d)
Brian is going to see his friend.
4.
What is "The Secret" to which Brian's thoughts often wander?
a)
His father is seeing another woman.
b)
He is running away.
c)
His mother is pregnant.
d)
His mother is seeing another man.
5.
What is Brian's father's job?
a)
Lumberman
b)
Accountant
c)
Lawyer
d)
Oil Engineer
6.
Brian's mother gives him a pocket knife as a gift before he leaves to see his father.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
While Brian travels, the pilot teaches him...
a)
how to steer a Cessna 406.
b)
how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406.
c)
how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406.
d)
how to use a hatchet.
8.
While Brian is riding in the Cessna, what is he is thinking about?
a)
his girlfriend
b)
catching fish
c)
what he and his father were going to do over the summer
d)
his parents' divorce
9.
The first sign the pilot isn't feeling well is when...
a)
the pilot grabs his chest.
b)
the pilot rubs his left shoulder.
c)
the pilot says his eyes are burning.
d)
the pilot clutches his stomach.
10.
Brian decides he should land the plane...
a)
on top of a mountain.
b)
on an empty road.
c)
in an empty field.
d)
on a lake.
11.
When Brian has to fly the plane himself after the pilot's heart attack, what prior experience helps him?
a)
He used to fly with his Uncle Carter.
b)
He had watched the pilot very closely.
c)
The pilot had let him take the controls for a few minutes earlier in the ride.
d)
He had read a lot of books and seen a lot of movies about planes.
12.
What does Brian have to take from the pilot?
a)
the steering wheel
b)
the rudder pedal
c)
the air mask
d)
the headset
13.
Where does Brian put the hatchet when he gets it?
a)
In his pocket
b)
In his duffel bag
c)
In his closet
d)
On his belt
14.
What does Brian decide to do after the pilot has a heart attack?
a)
Brian decides to turn around and fly back to Hampton.
b)
Brian decides to try to land immediately.
c)
Brian decides to continue flying until he runs out of fuel.
d)
Brian decides to watch for other planes, so a pilot can help him.
15.
What does the pilot stow in the plane?
a)
a battery pack
b)
an emergency kit
c)
candy bars
d)
tool box
16.
What is the main conflict in Chapters 1 and 2?
a)
Brian's parents get a divorce.
b)
Brian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't like.
c)
Brian must spend the summer with his father in Canada.
d)
The pilot that is flying the Cessna has a heart attack.
17.
"... and now a jolt took him like a hammerblow." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
personification
18.
What word is repeated in Chapter 1?
a)
Fear
b)
Secret
c)
Pilot
d)
Cessna
19.
How does Brian indicate that he is finished talking on the radio, and ready to listen to the reponse?
a)
By saying, "Out."
b)
By saying, "Over."
c)
By saying, "Oh, No!"
d)
By saying, "Oh, Boy!"
20.
Who wrote the novel Hatchet?
a)
Gary Paulson
b)
Garry Paulsen
c)
Gary Paulsen
d)
Garry Paulson
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