WorksheetsHatchet Ch. 11-15 Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 23mins
What tool did Brian have to reinvent?
a hammer
a wheel
a bow and arrow
a fishing rod
What kind of eggs does Brian find to eat?
Turtle eggs
Fish eggs
Chicken eggs
Dinosaur eggs
Why does Brian take four baths a day at a certain point?
He is bored
He was sprayed by a skunk
He feels dirty out in the wilderness
so his smell will not be detectable by bears
After a plane flies overhead and does not see Brian, by which method does Brian try to kill himself?
jumping off a cliff
drowning
hanging himself
cutting his arm with his hatchet
The spear works perfectly for Brian the first time he uses it.
True
False
While surviving in the wilderness, Brian changed by:
missing school
missing home
wanting to forgive his parents
noticing nature more
He held the fish against the sky until it stopped wiggling, held it and looked to the sky and felt his throat tighten, swell, and fill with pride at what he had done.
He had done food.
With his bow, a with an arrow fashioned by his own hands he had done food, and found a way to live. The bow had given him this way and he exulted in it, in the bow, in the arrow, in the fish, in the hatchet, in the sky.
What does the word exulted mean as used the text?
rejoiced
clenched
full
made
What is the best theme for Chapters 13-15 of Hatchet?
Take a deep breath and relax
Don't hold anything back
Take your time
Learn from your mistakes and never give up
How many days does Brian say he has currently been in the wilderness for?
42 days
45 days
47 days
51 days
What animal nearly blinded Brian permanently?
bird
purcupine
wolf
skunk
bear
The plane spots Brian and makes an effort to get back to him.
true
false
Which answer represents a cause followed by an effect?
the skunk eats Brian's turtle eggs/ Brian builds a new shelter with heavier logs
Brian used long branches to make a strong, new wall/ He took even thinner branches and wove those into the first layer
Brian was blind for two hours/ the skunk sprayed a direct shot at Brian's legs
Brian gets the idea to make a bow and arrow.
true
false
What did Brian use to measure time?
Marks in the stone
Birds that flocked in the bushes
watch in his pocket
when the sun set
The corrosive spray that his his face seared into his lungs and eyes, blinding him.
What is the meaning of the word corrosive as used above?
compact
shameful
harmful
large
When Brian was hunting a foolbird, what was the secret key he had to look at to catch the bird?
sound of bird
color of feathers
outline of bird
how the bird flew
What are the two most important things about nature, what drives nature?
food and shelter
water and spear
fire and food
shelter and animals
In Ch. 15 it talks about the day of First Meat. What was Brian's "First Meat"?
squirrel
turtle
foolbird
rabbit
What problem did Brian face once he had killed the foolbird?
The foolbird was rotten, so he had to throw it away.
He had to clean it but had never cleaned one before.
When the wolf came, he was frightened, so he could not find the bird.
How did Brian improve his shelter?
built a sight-seeing deck on top
he tore it down, then built it out of stones
he built a door that had three locks on it
he built a food shelf to protect his food
Brian says that he no longer has hope of being rescued. Instead, Brian says he has ______________ hope.
sad
tough
food
happy
When Brian wakes up from his near death, what two true things came to his mind?
he was hungry and thirsty
he was not the same and would not let death in again
he was going home and never getting on a plane again
he was not the same and was going to eventually die
Brian forgot that water _________________ light
contracts
distracts
refracts
mistracts
Brian uses fish scraps for?
seasoning
food
fire
bait
To get to his new storage place, Brian made a __________?
steps
ladder
pully system
step stool
How has Brian's body changed since he crashed in the Canadian wilderness?
Brian's arms had grown strong from all the fire wood he carried.
Brian's face was scared from the plane crash.
Brian's hair was long and shaggy and his nails were broken.
Brian's stomach had caved in, his skin was tanned, and his face was leathery.
What two senses of Brian did he realized had changed?
taste and sound
sight and touch
sight and sound
smell and sound
How did Brian feel at the end of Chapter 12?
excited to see a plane
good with a full stomach
like all hope was gone
he would be rescued at anytime
