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hatchet quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did Brian blame for his parent's divorce?

a)

His mom

b)

His dad

c)

himself

d)

Terry

2.

what kind of animal hurt Brian?

a)

wolf

b)

a skunk

c)

a porcupine

3.

When Brian learns the lesson to "plan ahead," which animal does he encounter?

a)

porcupine

b)

wolf

c)

skunk

d)

bear

4.

What animal does Brian eat when he has "First meat day"?

a)

rabbit

b)

turtle eggs

c)

fish

d)

foolbird

5.

Which animal does Brian call insane?

a)

foolbird

b)

moose

c)

wolf

d)

bear

6.

Which of Brian's tools almost caused him to go blind?

a)

hatchet

b)

spear

c)

bow & arrow

d)

javuline

7.

Name the type of conflict. Brian is almost killed by a Moose.

a)

man v. man

b)

man v. nature

c)

man v. self

d)

man v. society

8.
What major event changed Brian's life?
a)
a death
b)
a new baby
c)
a new job
d)
a divorce
9.
Who appeared in Brian's dream to show him how to build a fire? 
a)
his mother
b)
his grandfather
c)
the pilot
d)
his friend Terry
10.

Which event happened LAST in the exerpt?

a)

Brian momentarily thinks about his complex situation

b)

Brian realizes he is extremely hungry

c)

Brian takes stock of all his supplies and materials

d)

Brian reassures himself that he will be rescued soon

11.

What animal in chapter 13 symbolized Brian had become part of the wilderness?

Coyote Fox Wolf Deer

a)

Coyote

b)

Fox

c)

Wolf

d)

Deer

12.

Brian woke in the middle of the night ___________.

a)

when an opossum had climbed over him

b)

when he heard a plane over head

c)

with a stomachache

d)

when he felt a spider on him

13.

When Brian was unable to sleep, he kept thinking about __________.

a)

his dad

b)

the rescuers

c)

his fun with Terry last summer

d)

the affair

14.

How will Brian make a fire?

a)

by rubbing two sticks together

b)

by using sparks from the hatchet

c)

matches

d)

with a magnifying glass

15.

A good title for chapter 8 would be...

a)

The Land of Plenty

b)

A Strange Visitor

c)

Getting Sick

d)

The First Fish

16.

After Brian dozed, he looked toward the lake and noticed strange tracks in the sand. What does the word dozed mean?

a)

to sleep lightly

b)

to eat quickly

c)

to make a plan

d)

to cut wood for fire

17.

What was the first animal that frightened Brian in the woods? It caused him to stand still in fear and then afterwards Brian started to run away.

a)

bear

b)

porcupine

c)

wolf

d)

turtle

18.

Who were the two people that appeared to Brian in his dream to help him realize that the hatchet would help with making fire? ___________ and ___________

a)

mom and dad

b)

dad and Terry

c)

Mr. Perpich and dad

d)

Terry and Mr. Perpich

19.

True or False: Brian saw only one wolf that trotted past him in the woods.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the promise that Brian makes to the fire?

a)

to protect it from the wind

b)

to always feed it

c)

to put it out when finished

d)

to never let it go out

21.
Why is Brian going on a plane trip?
a)
to stay with his father for the summer
b)
to stay his dad for a month
c)
to stay with his mom for the summer
d)
to stay with his dad for the weekend
22.

Why sleeping after the moose attack, Brian was awakened by the--

a)

pounding of sleet slamming against the shelter wall

b)

howl of a coyote sitting outside the door of his shelter

c)

smell of a fire much stronger than his campfire

d)

roaring of a tornado that whipped him around his shelter

23.
What did Brian do before trying to get the survival pack from the plane?
a)
He tied a rope of old vines to a tree and then to his waist.
b)
He sharpened his hatchet on a hard black rock.
c)
He recited a poem to the memory of the dead pilot.
d)
He built a raft to use as an operating base.
24.

What attacked Brian as he watched the sun rise right after the crash?

a)

Mosquitoes

b)

Mosquitoes and black flies

c)

Black flies

25.

Brian discovered that he also needed ________ to get the fire going.

a)

oil

b)

air

c)

pinecones

d)

grass

26.
What did Brian make to keep food out of reach of animals?
a)
A shelf with a ladder
b)
A small room with a door
c)
A special box with a lock
d)
A hidden hole in the ground