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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho gave Brian the Hatchet?His MomHis DadHis GirlfriendThe Pilot
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did the pilot of the plane die?A StrokeKilled by a passengerHeart AttackDied in the crash
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was "The Secret" to which Brian's thoughts often wander?His father is seeing another womanHe is running awayHis mother is pregnantHis mother is seeing another man
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened during Brian's car ride with his mother while leaving the city to meet the plane?Brian started crying in front of his motherBrian's mother tried to get him to talk about what was wrongBrian's mother yelled at himBrian told his mother that he knew the secret
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Brian's father's job?LumbermanAccountantLawyerOil Engineer
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of Brian's trip to the Canadian woods?He was going to see his fatherHe was going on a camping tripHe was going to visit his uncleHe was learning how to fly a plane
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen Brian has to fly the plane himself after the pilot's heart attack, what prior experience helps him?He used to fly with his Uncle CarterHe had watched the pilot very closelyThe pilot had let him take the controls for a few minutes earlier in the rideHe had read a lot of books and seen a lot of movies about planes
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first food that Brian finds in the woods?FishBerriesRootsWorms
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat creatures bothered Brian just before the sun came up on his first morning in the woods?VampiresZombiesWolvesMosquitoes
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened first?The plane crashedThe pilot had a heart attackBrian's mom gave him a hatchetThe plane ran out of fuel
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of animal hurt Brian?A bearA porcupineA wolfA penquin
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused Brian to get sick?The BerriesMosquito bitesBad waterHis injuries from the plane crash
- 13. Multiple ChoiceCh 8: Brian learned the most important rule of survival after the porcupine attack... what was it?Feeling sorry for yourself didn't workNever throw something in the darkNever sleep without a weaponStay calm no matter what happens
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the key to making the fire?Brian needed a lot of small, dry twigsBrian was trying to make his fire inside; he should have done it outsideBrian remembered he had a lighter in the pocket of his windbreakerBrian realized he could use the hatchet to create a spark
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Brian do with the turtle eggs?He ate all of them rawHe ate six eggs, then decided to bury the rest for laterHe buried them under the coals of the fire and roasted themHe left them in the nest because he like bad to eat the eggs
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat major change has Brian noticed in himself throughout the 40 + days he has been by himself?He was forgetting how to speak because he had no one to talk to.He knew sounds; he didn't just hear them. He saw all the parts of things.He had grown taller during his time alone.He fell into a deep depression and hardly moves anymore.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDescribe the hunger that Brian felt.It was a hunger that made him huntIt was a hunger that made him sick every time he ateIt was a hunger that made him want to eat out all the timeIt was a hunger that made him depressed
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did Brian feel after he realized the search plane disappeared?He hoped a pilot with sharper eyes would look for him nextHe felt that all hope was goneHe was glad, because he was having a good time and didn't want to be rescued.He thought the search pilot was playing a game with him and would come back soon
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Brian learn from his trouble with the skunk?He learned to keep his eyes closed when a skunk was nearby.To learned to aim to kill, not to scare.He learned to share his food with the animals.He learned to protect his food by keeping it out of reach.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Brian decide to do with his shelter?Add stone and mud to the wallsTear it down and build it again.Find a new shelter in a caveBuild a hammock and teepee
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Which of the following would not be a theme for this novel?Self-pity will get you nowhere.If you try hard enough, you can achieve anything.Everyone needs friends.To be a survivor, you can never give up. - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes Brian?brave and determinedplayful and energeticcaring and shyall of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of the novel, the reader can conclude that Brian will __________.remains in the wildernessgo on the Survivor television showgo back home and tell others about his experienceslearn to fly a plane
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis novel deals with all of the following issues except _________.hiding the truthvictories and defeatsimportance of attitude and self-motivationrace and religion
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAfter the tornado, which part of his body is hurt?his legshis headhis stomachhis ribs
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow did Brian get inside the plane again?He swam through an open window.He cut through the aluminum with his hatchet.He tied a rope to the plane and used it to split it in half.He pried open the door to the plane with his hatchet.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following items were not found in the survival pack?a sleeping bagpots and pansa capmoney
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat changed Brian the minute he picked it up?the riflethe food from the packthe emergency transmitterthe compass
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the author of Hatchet?Will HobbsGary PaulsenChris CrutcherChristopher Paul Curtis
- 30. Multiple ChoiceHow old is Brian at the beginning of the story?TwelveThirteenFourteenFifteen
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHow did Brian's father feel about the divorce?He did not want itHe felt it was better for BrianHe asked for it himselfIt did not bother him
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat led to Brian's eventual rescue?He found a transmitter in the plane wreckageRescuers sent out his parents found himHikers found himThe pilot came out of a coma
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Brian decide was the best place to land the plane?In a fieldOn a roadon a mountainon a lake
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Brian suddenly realize that he may be out there in the woods for longer that he anticipated?No one knew he was taking a tripThere are no cities nearbyHe heard once that search parties only lasted two daysHe bumped the wheel of the plane, knocking them off course
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat were Brian's thoughts on the plane ride?Of his father's businessOf a girl he had a crush onOf his parent's divorceOf his baseball team
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Brian see on a bike ride with his friend Terry?His mother with a strange mana moosea car accidenta fight between his parents
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Brian see a bear?right outside his shelterin a berry patchatop a mountainin the lake
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWho appeared in Brian's dream to show him how to make a fire?his motherhis fatherTerrythe pilot
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat tool did Brian reinvent?A fishing roda bow and arrowa wheela hammer
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAfter a plane flies overhead and does not stop, how does Brian try to kill himself?drowningwith his hatchethanging himselfjumping off a cliff
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Brian take four baths a day at one point?he's boredHe was sprayed by a skunkhe feels dirty out in the woodsso his smell will not be detectable by bears
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat was sticking out of the water after the big storm?the planea dead deerpieces of Brian's shelterthe hatchet
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHow did Brian get out to the middle of the lake?He swamHe floated on an inner tubeHe built a canoehe built a raft
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened when Brian was trying to cut into the side of the plane?He dropped his hatchethe drownedthe plane sankhis hatchet broke
- 45. Multiple ChoiceHow did Brian feel about the rifle he finds in the survival pack?the thought it would be better for huntinghe did not like ithe always wanted a rifle like thathe has the same rifle back home
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