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Hatchet Final Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"It's not as complicated as it looks."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

clear

b)

tame

c)

involved

d)

easy

2.

"He desperately needed a lake right in front of the plane and all he saw through the windshield were trees, green death trees."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

clearly

b)

very badly

c)

rightfully

d)

noticeably

3.

"When he opened them again it was evening and some of the sharp pain had abated - there were many dull aches - and the crash came back to him fully."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

lessened

b)

worsened

c)

increased

d)

improved

4.

"His mother and father would be frantic."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

angry

b)

relieved

c)

paniked

d)

hopeful

5.

"His fingers gingerly touched a group of needles that had been driven through his pants and into the fleshy part of his calf."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

carefully

b)

thoughtfully

c)

roughly

d)

quickly

6.

"He tried throwing it, jabbing it, everything but flailing with it, and it didn't work."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

twirling

b)

beating

c)

swinging

d)

lifting

7.

"The flames cut the cool damp morning, crackled and did much to bring his spirits up, not to mention chasing away the incessant mosquitoes."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

biting

b)

thick

c)

small

d)

constant

8.

"And for a moment he was stymied."


Which word below has the same meaning as the underlined word?

a)

hopeful

b)

stumped

c)

worried

d)

at peace

9.

Brian's most valuable tool is his...

a)

hatchet

b)

spear

c)

bow and arrow

d)

windbreaker

10.

Brian realizes that an important threat to his survival is...

a)

wild wolves

b)

poisonous snakes

c)

lack of water

d)

the possibility of serious injury

11.

As a result of the skunk attack, Brian learned that in the wild...

a)

animals cannot be trusted

b)

food must be protected

c)

food cannot be stored

d)

fire is essential

12.

Which word best characterizes Brian?

a)

helpless

b)

frightened

c)

resourceful

d)

well trained

13.

Which event leads to Brian's rescue?

a)

the tornado

b)

the moose attack

c)

the signal fire

d)

the skunk attack

14.

Why does Brian have mixed feelings about the survival pack?

a)

He does not want to be rescued.

b)

He prefers his diet of wild food.

c)

It lessens his connection to his environment.

d)

It makes his life too easy.

15.

What was the most important factor in Brian's survival?

a)

his knowledge

b)

his love of nature

c)

his training

d)

his attitude

16.

When Brian encounters the bear while looking for berries, in what part of the plot is the story at that point?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

17.

When Brian has to land the plane after the pilot dies, what part of the plot does this signal?

a)

Introduction

b)

Inciting incident

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

18.

Brian looking through the survival pack happens in what part of the story?

a)

Rising action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling action

d)

Resolution

19.

In what part of the story does Brian learn how to make fire, find food, encounter the porcupine, and get attacked by a moose?

a)

Introduction

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

20.

Which event marks the climax of the story?

a)

The bush plane shows up out of nowhere because Brian had unknowingly turned on the emergency transmitter.

b)

Brian makes a spear and learns how to catch fish to eat.

c)

Brian decides to go to the plane that has been upended by the tornado and find the survival kit.

d)

Brian is upset about The Secret that he knows about his mother that caused his parents' divorce.