Hatchet: A Survival Novel By Gary Paulsen! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.Brian was hunting for ____________ to eat.
- A.
Wild greens
- B.
Rabbits
- C.
Foolbirds
- D.
Squirrel
- 2.While he was hunting Brian sensed an animal nearby. It was a ____________.
- A.
Bobcat
- B.
Raccoon
- C.
Fox
- D.
Wolf
- 3.The plane had crashed ____________ days before.
- A.
35
- B.
20
- C.
6
- D.
47
- 4.When the plane turns around and leaves Brian, he wishes to die. Brian even ____________.
- A.
Tries to drown himself in the lake
- B.
Cuts himself with the hatchet
- C.
Jumps off the ledge above his shelter
- D.
Wrestles with a bear
- 5.When Brian first began to use the bow and arrows he could not catch fish because _______________.
- A.
Brian’s arrows were not sharp enough to pierce the skin of the fish
- B.
Brian was not fast enough to hit the fish and they swam away
- C.
The water bent the light making the fish look like they were in a different place than where they really were
- D.
The fish stayed in the deep water and Brian could not get close enough to catch them
- 6.On Brian's first feast day he ate ______________.
- A.
Fish
- B.
Foolbirds
- C.
Rabbit
- D.
Opossum
- 7.A skunk came into Brian's shelter looking for ___________.
- A.
Fish
- B.
A place to get out of the rain
- C.
The turtle eggs
- D.
Warmth
- 8.The day after the skunk took Brian's eggs, he _______________.
- A.
Moved to a new location
- B.
Rebuilt his shelter
- C.
Decided to keep a bright fire at all times
- D.
Kept his hatchet close at hand for fighting off animals
- 9.Brian took four baths a day _______________.
- A.
Because he was itchy from all the bug bites
- B.
To get rid of the skunk odor
- C.
To cool off during the heat wave
- 10.Brian decided to store the food he caught _______________.
- A.
On the ledge above his shelter
- B.
Tied in his jacket and hung up in the tall trees
- C.
Buried in the sand under his sleeping mat
- D.
In a bowl-shaped rock
- 11.Brian fashioned a ladder from ____________.
- A.
Grapevines
- B.
A dead pine
- C.
The wing of the airplane
- 12.How does Brian store his fish?
- A.
Brian tied the fish with one of his shoelaces and hung them in a tree.
- B.
Brian wove a basket from small branches and placed it at the edge of the lake.
- C.
Brian put the fish on his storage shelf.
- D.
Brian built a holding pen out of rocks at the edge of the lake.
- 13.
- A.
Brian is sprayed by a skunk and must take four baths a day to get rid of the smell.
- B.
Brian is alone in the wilderness and must learn how to take care of himself.
- C.
Brian is angry with his mother over the secret and his mother tells her boyfriend to go away.
- D.
Brian and Terry get lost and they must find their way home.
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