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Hatchet Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old was Brian during the flight?

a)

Ten

b)

Eleven

c)

Thirteen

d)

Fifteen

2.

What does Brian have with him after the accident that means the difference between survival and death?

a)

survival pack

b)

emergency transmitter

c)

food

d)

hatchet

3.

Who gave Brian his axe?

a)

his father

b)

his mother

c)

the pilot

d)

he found it

4.

What was the purpose of Brian's trip to the Canadian woods?

a)

He was going to spend the summer with his father.

b)

He was going camping.

c)

He was visiting his best friend's family.

d)

He was going to learn how to fish.

5.

What was the first food that Brian found in the desert?

a)

Berries

b)

Fish

c)

Bird eggs

d)

Wild mushrooms

6.

What was the main reason Brian was on the flight?

a)

He was moving to a new city

b)

He was attending a school trip

c)

He was visiting his father

d)

He was going on vacation

7.

What did Brian build to protect himself from the elements?

a)

A treehouse

b)

A tent

c)

A log cabin

d)

A lean-to shelter

8.

How did Brian learn the lesson of protecting his food and improving his shelter?

a)

by being sprayed by a skunk

b)

by observing a family of deer

c)

by having a fox move into his shelter

d)

by losing his catch of fish to a heron

9.

While sleeping after the moose attack, Brian was awakened by the ----------.

a)

roar of a tornado that whipped around his shelter

b)

smell of a fire much stronger than his campfire

c)

howl of a coyote sitting outside the door of his shelter

d)

pattering of sleet hitting against the wall of the shelter

10.

What did Brian do before trying to get the survival pack from the plane?

a)

Sharpened his hatchet on a hard black rock.

b)

Built a raft to use as a base of operations.

c)

Recited a poem in memory of the dead pilot.

d)

Tied a rope of old vines to a tree and then to his waist.

11.

How was Brian rescued?

a)

A pilot saw his fire signal that Brian lit that morning

b)

A pilot saw the plane in the lake from the storm

c)

A pilot saw Brian's windbreaker jacket that he left on the raft

d)

A pilot picked up the emergency signal that Brian had activated

12.

How long is Brian stranded in the Canadian wilderness?

a)

30 days

b)

two weeks

c)

54 days

d)

7 weeks

13.

How does the author convey Brian's internal struggle in "Hatchet"?

a)

Through dialogue with other characters

b)

Through Brian's thoughts and reflections

c)

Through the letters Brian writes

d)

Through news reports

14.

What is one way Brian adapts to his environment in "Hatchet"?

a)

He builds a raft to escape.

b)

He learns to fish and gather food.

c)

He waits to be rescued without taking action.

d)

He uses his phone to call for help.

15.

Compare and contrast Brian's initial reaction to the wilderness with his feelings at the end of "Hatchet".

a)

Initially he feels confident but ends up feeling defeated.

b)

Initially he feels scared but ends up feeling empowered.

c)

Initially he feels indifferent and remains indifferent.

d)

Initially he feels excited but ends up feeling bored.