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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhile Brian traveled, the pilot taught him _____________________how to steer a Cessna 406how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406how to use a hatchet
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhile Brian was riding in the Cessna he was thinking about?his girlfriendcatching fishwhat he and his father were going to do over the summerhis parents' divorce
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe first sign the pilot wasn't feeling well was when______________the pilot grabbed his chestthe pilot rubbed his left shoulderthe pilot said his eyes were burningthe pilot clutched his stomach
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBrian decided he should land the plane ______________on top of a mountainon an empty roadin an empty fieldon a lake
- 5. Multiple ChoiceBrian's mother gave him a pocket knife as a gift before he went to see his father.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Brian put the hatchet when he got it?In his pocketIn his duffel bagIn his closetOn his belt
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main conflict in Chapters 1-2?Brian's parents get a divorceBrian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't likeBrian must spend the summer with his father in CanadaThe pilot that is flying the Cessna has a heart attack
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Brian decide to do after the pilot had a heart attack?Turn around and fly back to Hampton.Try to land immediately.Continue flying until he ran out of fuel.Watch for other planes, so a pilot could help him.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat word is repeated in chapter 1?FearThe SecretPilotCessna
- 10. Multiple Choice"and now a jolt took him like a hammerblow." This is an example of what type of figurative language?metaphoralliterationsimilepersonification
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this an example of:
"The drone and the sea of green trees that lay before the plane's nose..." (p.2)PersonificationMetaphorSimileOnomatopoeia - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this an example of:
"... all the instruments in his face as the plan clawed for altitude..." (p.2)SimileOnomatopoeiaIronyPersonification - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this an example of:
"The pilot's words were a hiss, barely audible." (p.10)SimileHyperboleOnomatopoeiaMetaphor - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this an example of:
"He was stopped. Inside he was stopped. He could not think past what he saw, what he felt. All was stopped. The very core of him, the very center of Brian Robeson was stopped and stricken with a white-flash of horror, a terror so intense that his breathing, his thinking, and nearly his heart had stopped.
Stopped." (p.12)PersonificationSimileHyperboleRepetition - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this an example of:
"For a second all he heard was the whusssh of the empty air waves." (p.19)OnomatopoeiaMetaphorPersonificationHyperbole - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags