WorksheetsHatchet Ch. 1-5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Where is Brian going when the story opens?
To Canada to visit his father
To New York City
To find out about the "secret"
"...As the plane clawed for altitude..." is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
oxymoron
personification
onomatopoeia
"Oh God, my chest is coming apart!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
alliteration
"And now a jolt took him like a hammerblow..." is an example of what type of figurative language?
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
alliteration
We get hints that the pilot will have a heart attack, such as the fact that he keeps rubbing his left arm. Signs/hints about what will happen in the future are called:
dialogue
flashbacks
foreshadowing
themes
What is the main conflict in chapters 1-2?
Brian's parents got a divorce
Brian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't like
Brian must spend the summer with his Dad instead of his mom
The pilot has a heart attack and Brian is left alone in the plane
Brian has two choices: let the plane run out of gas and fall, or:
go to an airport
keep flying until someone answers on the radio
make the plane crash before it runs out of gas
What happened to Brian when the author says, "A color came that he had never seen before, a color that exploded in his mind with the pain and he was gone, gone from it all, spiraling out into the world, spiraling out into nothing."?
he died
he passed out
he pulled himself out of the lake into a patch of wildflowers
"The memory was like a knife cutting into him." is an example of what type of figurative language
idiom
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
What is the secret that Brian has been keeping?
His mom has been spending time with a man that is not his dad.
He wanted his parents to get divorced.
He got kicked out of school.
He doesn't know how to swim.
What creature is Brian attacked by before the sun came up on the second day?
gnats
a snake
mosquitoes
a warthog
"thick, swarming hordes of mosquitoes that flogged to his body, made a living coat on his exposed skin, clogged his nostrils when he inhaled, poured into his mouth when he opened it to take a breath." is an example of what?
foreshadowing
imagery
flashback
dialogue
Why did Brian decide that the water was safe to drink?
He couldn't see any bug or anything in it.
He read in a book that lake water is safe to drink.
He remembered that he had already swallowed a bunch of it when he escaped the plane.
His mom always told him that it was safe as long as it wasn't from close to the bank.
What did Brian's teacher, Mr. Perpich, tell him was his most valuable asset?
his hatchet
his money
his family
himself
"Gradually, like sloshing oil his thoughts settled back and the panic was gone." is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
At the end of chapter 3 the text says, “There was a sudden silence, cut only by the sound of the windmilling propeller and the wind past the cockpit. Brian pushed the nose of the plane down and threw up.”
What is the most logical inference as to why Brian threw up?
Brian was coming down with an illness.
Brian was extremely scared
Brian ate too many berries
Brian was just getting over the stomach flu
Which piece of textual evidence best supports the idea that the pilot is going to have a heart attack?
“So it (the hatchet) was still on his belt. At first he had been embarrassed but the pilot had said nothing about it and Brian forgot it as they took off and began flying.”
“And there were the words again. Divorce. Split. The Secret. How could he tell her what he knew?”
“The pilot nodded. ‘All flying is easy. Just takes learning. Like everything else. Like everything else.’”
“Now there was a constant odor, and Brian took another look at the pilot, found him rubbing the shoulder and down the arm now, the left arm, letting go more gas and wincing.”
Which piece of text evidence suggests that Brian feels anger toward his mother?
“…the Secret. What he knew and hand not told anybody, what he knew about his mother that had caused the divorce…”
“Dad, he thought. Not “my father.” My dad. “Thanks. It’s really nice.” But the words sounded hollow, even to Brian.”
"Knowing what he knew, even with the anger, the hot white of his anger at her, he still felt bad for not speaking to her…”
All of the above.
What logical inference can you make about Brian based on the fact that he successfully crashed the plane?
Brian has flown a plane before.
Brian can perform well under pressure and stress.
Brian likes nature and the outdoors.
Brian gets good grades in his English class.
