WorksheetsHatchet Chapters 1 to 10
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Hatchet is written by
Charles Dickens
Gary Paulsen
Jules Verne
Roald Dahl
What is the main conflict in the first two chapters of the novel Hatchet?
His parents divorce
Brian doesn't want to spend the summer with his father in Canada.
The gift of the hatchet
The pilot flying the bush plane has a heart attack, leaving Brian alone in the plane.
Who gave Brian the hatchet?
His mother
His teacher
His friend
His father
When Brian has to fly the plane himself after the pilot's heart attack, what prior experience helps him?
He had watched the pilot very closely.
He had read a lot of books and seen a lot of movies about planes.
The pilot had let him take the controls for a few minutes earlier in the ride.
He used to fly with his dad
Brian's parents got a divorce because
His father wanted it
His mother was having an affair
His parents did not get along
The father worked very far for long periods of time and his mom was unhappy
Which of these events happened earliest in Brian's life?
The plane crashed into the lake.
The pilot had a heart attack.
Brian drank water from the lake.
Brian saw his mom with a man who was not Brian's father.
What major event changed Brian's life?
a death
a move
a new job
a divorce
What are the basic needs that Brian will have to meet to survive?
Food
Shelter
Water
All of the above
Why did Brian's mom give him the hatchet?
To keep him safe
To use when working with his dad in the oil fields
To fight against any animals that could come his way.
To just have as a fun accessary on his belt loop.
What animal invaded Brian's shelter and hurt him?
A bear
A porcupine
A wolf
A turtle
After the porcupine attack in Ch. 8, Brian learned that the most important rule of survival was
Feeling sorry for yourself didn't work
Never throw something in the dark
Never sleep without a weapon
Stay calm no matter what happens
What does Perpich say is Brian's most important asset?
His hatchet
His compass
Himself
His money
What was the key to making the fire?
Brian needed a lot of small dry twigs
Brian remembered he had a lighter in his windbreaker
Brian realized he could use the hatchet to create a spark
Brian was trying to make his fire inside
Find the cause - effect relationship.
Brian's parents got a divorce, and Brian went for a bike ride.
Both the man in the mall and the pilot had heart attacks.
The fire kept mosquitoes away from Brian.
Brian raised himself out of the water and looked around.
In Ch. 9 Brian considered __________________ as his new friend.
The lake
The pilot
The bear
The fire that he built
In Chapter 10 what does Brian realize is a good thing about having the fire?
He can make a smoke signal with it.
The fire may keep bears away
The mosquitoes do not bother him when he is by the fire
All of the above
