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Hatchet Chapters 1-10

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the beginning of the story where was Brian headed?

a)
Wilderness of North Dakota
b)
Oil fields of Canada
c)
Cornfield of Oklahoma
d)
Coast of Washington State
2.
What did the pilot teach Brian?
a)
How to read the instrument panel
b)
How to fill the gas tank
c)
How to steer the plane
d)
How to use a hatchet
3.
What was Brian thinking about during the flight?
a)
Catching fish
b)
His Parents' divorce
c)
His girlfriend
d)
What he was going to do with his dad
4.
What was the first sign the pilot wasn't feeling very well?
a)
The pilot rubbed his left shoulder
b)
The pilot clutched his stomach
c)
The pilot said his eyes were burning
d)
The pilot grabbed his chest
5.
How old is Brian?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
6.
Why is Brian wearing the Hatchet?
a)
He thinks it looks cool.
b)
His mother made him.
c)
He knows he will need it.
d)
He feels bad for being mad at his mom.
7.
What happened first?
a)
The plane crashed
b)
The pilot had a heart attack
c)
Brian's mom gave him a hatchet
d)
The plane ran out of fuel
8.

As Brian was flying the plane, what could he see below him?

a)

A town

b)

A village

c)

Trees and lakes

d)

A mountain

9.

What was the response Brian got as he tried to communicate over the radio?

a)

Someone responded, but the transmission was lost and he never got anyone else

b)

Someone responded and told him to remain calm

c)

No response

10.

At the beginning of chapter 3, what was Brian thinking?

a)

"Divorce. The Secret."

b)

"Gonna live."

c)

"Help!"

d)

"Gonna die."

11.

After crashing into the water, Brian heard screaming. Where was it coming from?

a)

himself

b)

an animal

c)

the pilot

d)

none of the above

12.

Where was Brian able to land the plane?

a)

In the woods

b)

In an open road

c)

He couldn't land

d)

In an L shaped lake

13.

The pilot's mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulder now. Swore and hissed, "Chest! My chest is coming apart!"


This passage implies _________________.

a)

the pilot is having an allergic reaction

b)

the pilot is having a heart attack

c)

the plane is going to crash

d)

the pilot wants Brian to take over

14.

Once Brian was free from the plane, he still needed to..

a)

find his hatchet

b)

find the first aid kit that was onboard.

c)

get the pilot to safety

d)

swim to safety.

15.

Why did the author repeat "I am going to die" multiple times as the plane was going down?

a)

To emphasize Brian's physical pain.

b)

To emphasize how scared Brian was feeling at the moment.

c)

To explain Brian's plan to save himself.

16.

What was the secret Brian knew about his mom?

a)

He saw her walking to the movies holding another man's hand.

b)

He saw her enjoying an ice-cream with another man.

c)

He saw her with another man sitting inside a station wagon.

17.

In chapter 4 before the sun came up, Brian was bothered by _______.

a)

the bees.

b)

the mosquitos.

c)

the fish swimming close to his legs.

d)

the snakes

18.

In chapter 5 Brian woke up very ________.

a)
tired
b)
hungry
c)
thirsty
d)
foggy headed
19.
Brian's English teacher Perpich was always saying _______.
a)
slow and steady will win the race.
b)
don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today
c)
think about the positive
d)

remember the little engine that could 

20.
When Brian collected his possessions he had coins, a fingernail clipper, a twenty dollar bill and _______.
a)
candy bar
b)
hatchet
c)
pocket knife
d)
pack of gum
21.
Brian remembered that when the pilot had the heart attack, __________.
a)
he pulled the throttle making the plane go up
b)
he pushed the throttle making the plane go down
c)
his foot jerked on the rudder pedal and the plane assumed a new course
d)
he broke some instruments as he fell over
22.
When Brian realized that it might be several days before he would be rescued, he decided to _________.
a)
make warm clothes from tree bark
b)
roll himself in a ball and cry
c)
try to catch fish for dinner
d)

build a lean to shelter

23.

Brian remembered watching a TV show where air force pilots took a survivor course. This helped him think about what he could eat. Brian decided there must be _______ by the lake.

a)
berries
b)
lizards and fish
c)
worms
d)
wild rice
24.
What did Brian always keep in sight so he wouldn't get lost?
a)
his jacket
b)
his shelter
c)
the airplane
d)
the lake
25.
Brian knew the food was not poisonous because ______.
a)
he saw birds eating it
b)
he recognized the food
c)
it tasted sweet
d)
he saw a bear eating it
26.

The text said that "Brian's face was on fire." What does this mean?

a)

It literally means Brian burned his face. He slept by the fire and his face caught on fire.

b)

It is hyperbole or metaphor. His face must have been really red and sore for some reason like sunburn.

c)

It is literal. Brian naturally had red skin.

d)

It is neither literal or hyperbole. Brian painted his face red with clay to keep the mosquitoes away.

27.

What did Brian decide had made him puke and have diarrhea?

a)

gasoline from the crash

b)

sunburn

c)

drinking the water

d)

gut cherries

28.

What was the second berry Brian found that he loved!

a)

blueberries

b)

cherries

c)

raspberries

d)

choke cherries

29.

What type of animal did Brian run into when he found the delicious new berries?

a)

deer

b)

antelope

c)

skunk

d)

bear

30.
What came into Brian's shelter in the night?
a)
a wolf
b)
the bear
c)
a porcupine
d)
a skunk
31.

What happened to Brian as an EFFECT of this creature coming into his shelter?

a)

Brian was sprayed by a smell

b)

Quills were driven into Brian's leg

c)

Brian burned his leg

d)

Brian ran away from the shelter

32.
What did Brian do to get rid of the creature?
a)
Shooed him out
b)
Threw a rock at it
c)
Threw his hatchet at it
d)
He just ran away
33.
Based on what happened at the end of chapter 8, you can conclude that Brian will ____________________________.
a)
Brian will get sick again. 
b)
Brian will make a fire. 
c)
Brian will find a new shelter. 
d)
Brian will be able to sleep better from now on
34.
What did Brian discover will be most useful to building a fire?
a)
Rubbing sticks together
b)
his hatchet to make sparks
c)
using lightening from the storm
d)
thinking about back home and what they did to build fires
35.

According to Brian, the most important rule of survival is...

a)

finding shelter and building a fire

b)

that feeling sorry for yourself didn't work

c)

make a weapon from the hatchet for survival

d)

look for the closest food source, like berries

36.

In chapter 9 Brian discovered that he needed ________ to get the fire going.

a)

oil

b)

air (oxygen)

c)

pine cones

d)

grass

37.

Brian was lucky a sound woke him because _____________.

a)

his fire was about to go out

b)

he was about to get wet from the rain

c)

a deer was getting into his raspberries

d)

his jacket was blowing away

38.

_____________ was making the noise that awakened Brian.

a)

A turtle

b)

A bear

c)

A moose

d)

An airplane flying overhead

39.

A good title for Chapter 10 could be ______________.

a)

A Wonderful Meal

b)

Magic

c)

A Sleepless Night

d)

Turtle Eggs

40.

Author's Craft: What does the author do in his writing style to create suspense?

a)

have Brian scream at the beginning of every chapter

b)

end every chapter with the same word

c)

use a lot of exclamation points

d)

repeat words