Hatchet Ch. Quiz 9-15
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The Hatchet is a young adult fiction novel by an American novelist, Gary Paulsen. It was published in 1987 and since a movie series has been done on it. Find out what you remember from it in the quiz below.
- 1.What does Brian find buried in the sand?
- A.
A snake
- B.
Turtle eggs
- C.
Treasure
- D.
A fish skelaton
- 2.After he makes a nest with the birch bark, why isn't his plan working
- A.
It is too windy to start a fire
- B.
There are no sparks
- C.
The birch bark will not catch on fire
- D.
The fire needs air to burn
- 3.Where does Brian build his signal fire
- A.
On the stone above his shelter
- B.
In the middle of the lake
- C.
Right outside of his shelter
- D.
Where the plane first crashed on the shore
- 4.Which of the following has Brian NOT killed for food?
- A.
Fish
- B.
Foolbird
- C.
Rabbit
- D.
Moose
- 5.What explodes in Brian's face and almost blinds him?
- A.
A foolbird
- B.
Sparks from the fire
- C.
His bow
- D.
A rock
- 6.What watches Brian from the top of the hill?
- A.
A bear
- B.
A wolf
- C.
A moose
- D.
Rabbits
- 7.What man vs. nature conflict does Brian get involved in during Chapter 14?
- A.
A skunk sprayed him
- B.
A moose pushed him into the lake
- C.
Wolves chased him
- D.
The berries poisoned him
- 8.Why do Brian's arrow keep missing the fish?
- A.
His arrows are not sharp enough
- B.
His bow breaks
- C.
The arrows are without feathers
- D.
Refraction
- 9."Holding live fish--two rock 'arms that stuck out fifteen feet into the lake." (page 131) This quote is an example of...?
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Onomatopoeia
- C.
Personification
- D.
Simile
- 10.After the plane flew over and Brian did not get his signal fire started in time he felt...
- A.
Useless
- B.
Angry
- C.
Happy
- D.
Depressed
- 11.Brian learned the most from ....
- A.
Mistakes
- B.
His dreams
- C.
Boy Scouts
- D.
His father
- 12.Brian's "first meat" was...
- A.
A rabbit
- B.
A foolbird
- C.
Berries
- D.
A bear
- 13.Brian felt like a new person after what event?
- A.
His cutting incident
- B.
The attempted rescue
- C.
The porcupine attack
- D.
He caught his first fish
- 14.What did Brian add to his shelter to make it more secure?
- A.
A second fire
- B.
A trap
- C.
A food shelf
- D.
A door
- 15.True or False: Brian noticed physical changes in himself?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.True or False: When he first tasted the turtle eggs, Brian loved them.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.True or False: Brian stopped hoping to be rescued and put his hope in his own ability to survive?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.True or False: Brian has been in the wild for over 60 days.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Brian used fish scraps to catch a rabbit.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Check all that apply: Brian has seen all of the following animals since the plane crash.
- A.
Turtle
- B.
Wolf
- C.
Bear
- D.
Bald eagle
- E.
Skunk
- F.
Deer
- G.
Porcupine
- H.
Snake
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