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Hatchet - Overview

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Brian flying on a bushplane to Canada?

a)

to visit his father

b)

he is going on a wildlife trip with his school

c)

to visit his grandfather

2.

What happens to the pilot during the flight?

a)

he cuts his arm

b)

he falls asleep

c)

he has a heart attack

3.

What did the pilot teach Brian to do?

a)

how to fill the plane with fuel

b)

how to read the instrument panel

c)

how to steer the plane

4.

On the way to the airport, what did Brian's mother give him?

a)

a new jacket

b)

a hatchet

c)

a new wallet

5.

What was Brian thinking about on the way to the airport?

a)

his girlfriend

b)

the secret

c)

catching fish

6.

When the pilot died, Brian tried to call on the radio for help. How often did he call?

a)

every hour

b)

every thirty minutes

c)

every 10 minutes

7.

Where did Brian decide to try to land the plane?

a)

on a lake

b)

on top of a mountani

c)

on an empty road

8.

On the first morning after the crash, what attacked Brian?

a)

a swarm of mosquitos

b)

a beaver

c)

a flock of birds

9.

What did the pilot do as he was having the heart attack that will make it harder for the searchers to find him?

a)

he pulled throttle, making the plane go up

b)

he broke the radio

c)

his foot pressed the pedals, making the plane go off course

10.

Where did Brian make his shelter?

a)

in the woods

b)

under an rock overhang

c)

in a cave in the mountains

11.

What did Brian first find to eat in the woods?

a)

beans

b)

berries

c)

nuts

12.

When Brian found the berries, he ate all he could, including the seeds, and then brought back as much as he could to his shelter. What happened later that night?

a)

they made him sick

b)

he woke up and ate some more

c)

a raccoon came in and stole them

13.

What did Brian call the berries that made him sick?

a)

ick berries

b)

gut cherries

c)

yuckies

14.

What was the next thing Brian found to eat?

a)

bird eggs

b)

nuts

c)

raspberries

15.

What animal sneaks up on him while he's picking raspberries?

a)

a bear

b)

a skunk

c)

a moose

16.

The first night Brian was in his shelter, what animal comes inside and wakes him up?

a)

a bear

b)

a turtle

c)

a porcupine

17.

TRUE or FALSE:

Brian gets stuck with porcupine quills in his arm.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

That first night in his shelter, Brian dreamt about his dad and his friend, Terry. What were they trying to tell him?

a)

how to make fire

b)

how to find food

c)

how to build a shelter

19.

What does Brian realize he can use to make a fire?

a)

a stick

b)

a porcupine quill

c)

his hatchet

20.

What was the last thing Brian needed to do to make the fire?

a)

lots of sparks

b)

blow on it

c)

throw on his ripped up $20 bill

21.

TRUE or FALSE

Brian was able to make a fire very quickly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

What woke Brian the first night he had the fire?

a)

a turtle

b)

a bad storm

c)

a wolf howling

23.

What "treasure" did Brian find after digging in the sand?

a)

an arrow head

b)

turtle eggs

c)

alligator eggs

24.

TRUE or FALSE

An unexpected bonus to having the fire was that it kept the mosquitos away.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

TRUE or FALSE

Brian decides to make a signal fire every day.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

What tool did Brian have to "reinvent"?

a)

a hammer

b)

a fishing rod

c)

a bow and arrow

27.

TRUE or FALSE

When Brian was cutting a branch for his bow, he heard an airplane.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

When Brian heard the airplane, what did he do?

a)

he ran back to his camp and lit his signal fire

b)

he ran to the top of a hill and waved his arms

c)

he couldn't do anything

29.

TRUE or FALSE

Just before it reached Brian's signal fire, the airplane turned around.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

TRUE or FALSE

When the airplane turned back, Brian lost all hope for being rescued.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

TRUE or FALSE

Brian's first attempt at making a bow almost blinded him.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

What animal came inside Brian's shelter looking for food?

a)

a skunk

b)

a turtle

c)

a bear

33.

What did Brian do to the skunk?

a)

he threw his hatchet at it

b)

he kicked it

c)

he threw sand at it

34.

TRUE or FALSE

The skunk ate half of Brian's eggs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

What did Brian do with his food after the skunk incident?

a)

he stored it on a ledge above his shelter

b)

he tied it to a tree

c)

he buried it under his sleeping mat

36.

How does Brian keep track of how many days he has been in the wilderness?

a)

by dropping rocks in a bag

b)

by making a mark on the wall of his shelter

c)

by piling up sticks

37.

Why would Brian get so frustrated with the foolbirds?

a)

because he could be right beside one and not see it

b)

because they would chase him

c)

because they were a lot of work for just a little meat

38.

What animal attacked Brian as he washed his hands in the lake?

a)

a moose

b)

a bear

c)

an elk

39.

What made the loud roar that woke Brian up in the night?

a)

a tornado

b)

a swarm of bees

c)

an airplane

40.

What was injured on Brian after the moose attack?

a)

his ribs

b)

his leg

c)

his arm

41.

After the storm, what was sticking up out of the water?

a)

the pilot's body

b)

the tail of the airplane

c)

the wing of the airplane

42.

TRUE or FALSE

Brian wants to get to the plane so he can radio for help.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

How does Brian get out to the plane?

a)

he swims

b)

he builds a canoe

c)

he builds a raft

44.

What happens to the hatchet when Brian is at the plane?

a)

he drops it and it falls inside the plane

b)

it breaks

c)

he drops it and it sinks to the bottom

45.

What frightening thing does Brian see inside the plane?

a)

the pilot's body was floating free

b)

the pilot had been eaten by the fish

c)

the pilot's body was gone

46.

What does Brian find in the airplane?

a)

his suitcase

b)

a radio

c)

the survival pack

47.

What was NOT in the survival pack?

a)

sleeping bag

b)

pots and pans

c)

matches

d)

a pistol

e)

a fishing kit

48.

Why does Brian say the rifle changed him?

a)

because it was broken and useless

b)

because he didn't know how to use it

c)

because with it, he didn't have to fit in with everything

49.

How is Brian rescued?

a)

a pilot flying by saw him by the lake

b)

a pilot heard his emergency transmitter

c)

a hiker in the woods found him

50.

How long was Brian in the wilderness?

a)

44 days

b)

54 days

c)

64 days