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Hatchet Chapters 1-2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brian Robeson was headed to _______ in a Cessna 406 to spend the summer with his dad.

a)

the coast in Washington state

b)

the wilderness of North Dakota

c)

the oil fields in Canada

d)

the cornfields in Oklahoma

2.

While Brian traveled, the pilot taught him ________.

a)

how to steer a Cessna 406

b)

how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406

c)

how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406`

d)

how to use a hatchet

3.

While Brian was riding in the Cessna, he was thinking about ______.

a)

his girlfriend

b)

catching fish

c)

what he and his father were going to do over the summer

d)

his parents' divorce

4.

The first sign the pilot wasn't feeling well was when _____.

a)

the pilot grabbed his chest

b)

the pilot rubbed his left shoulder

c)

the pilot said his eyes were burning

d)

the pilot clutched his stomach

5.

How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?

a)

every hour

b)

every half hour

c)

every ten minutes

d)

every two hours

6.

Brian decided he should land the plane ________.

a)

on top of a mountain

b)

on an empty road

c)

in an empty field

d)

on a lake

7.

Brian is a 13 year old boy who is upset by his mother's secret.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Brian's mother gave him a pocket knife as a gift before he went to see his father.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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 to the fish he ate.

b)

The pilot is having a heart attack.

c)

The pilot wants Brian to take over flying the plane.

d)

The plane was going to crash.

10.

Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapters 1-2?

1.) The plane ran out of gas.

2) Brian leaves New York.

3) The pilot dies.

4) Brian's mother gives him a hatchet.

5) Brian used the radio to call to help every ten minutes.

6) The pilot teaches Brian how to steer the Cessna.

7) Brian corrected the plane's altitude.

a)

4,2,6,3,7,1,5

b)

4,2,6,3,7,5,1

c)

4,2,6,1,5,3,7

d)

3,7,1,2,4,5,6

11.

What is the main conflict in Chapters 1-2?

a)

Brian's parents get a divorce.

b)

Brian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't like.

c)

Brian must spend the summer with his father in Canada instead of with his friends in New York.

d)

The pilot that is flying the Cessna has a heart attack leaving Brian alone in the plane.

12.

What life saving technique does Brian think he could use to save the pilot's life, but he remembers that he doesn't know how to do it?

a)

C.P.R.

b)

Heimlich

c)

Giving him oxygen

d)

Giving him an I.V.

13.

Which of these happens to Brian while he is flying the plane?

a)

He pukes.

b)

He veers off course on accident using the pedals.

c)

He calls for help on the radio.

d)

All of these.

14.

Which one of these did the person talking to Brian on the radio ask for?

a)

Location

b)

Flight Number

c)

Difficulty

d)

All of these

15.
Brian's mother gave him a pocket knife as a gift before he went to see his father.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Where did Brian put the hatchet when he got it?
a)
In his pocket
b)
In his duffel bag
c)
In his closet
d)
On his belt
17.
What did Brian decide to do after the pilot had a heart attack?
a)
Turn around and fly back to Hampton.
b)
Try to land immediately.
c)
Continue flying until he ran out of fuel.
d)
Watch for other planes, so a pilot could help him.
18.
"and now a jolt took him like a hammerblow."  This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
personification
19.
What is this an example of:
"The drone and the sea of green trees that lay before the plane's nose..." (p.2)
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Onomatopoeia
20.
What is this an example of:
"... all the instruments in his face as the plan clawed for altitude..." (p.2)
a)
Simile
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Irony
d)
Personification
21.
What is this an example of:
"The pilot's words were a hiss, barely audible." (p.10)
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Metaphor
22.
What is this an example of:
"For a second all he heard was the whusssh of the empty air waves." (p.19)
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole