Question 1

What did Brian's campsite look like after the tornado?

Accepted Answer

Most of the logs that were Brian's shelter wall were nearby with one section still intact.

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Brian lost everything including the shelter logs, his bow and arrows, bed, everything.

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The sides of his shelter were gone, but Brian still had a campfire.

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The shelter wall was broken into pieces the size of Brian's fist, nothing was reusable.

Question 2

Before Brian could rebuild his shelter he had to ____.

Accepted Answer

build a fire

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build a bow and make arrows

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cook supper

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fight off two hungry squirrels

Question 3

Before going to sleep Brian remembered that inside the plane was _____.

Accepted Answer

the survival pack

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camping gear

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a fishing pole

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his luggage

Question 4

After the tornado Brian found  ______ to eat.

Accepted Answer

fish

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berries

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rabbit

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foolbirds

Question 5

Brian decided to get to the plane by _____.

Accepted Answer

building a raft

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floating over to the plane holding onto a piece of the plane that had torn loose

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building a canoe from a hollowed out log

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swimming

Question 6

Brian named his raft ______.

Accepted Answer

Brushpile One

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the Tom Sawyer

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Success

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The Great Escape

Question 7

Getting the raft to the plane was difficult because _____.

Accepted Answer

all the branches that stuck down into the water dragged and pulled

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Brian did not have a paddle

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the wind was blowing hard against the direction Brian was going

Question 8

When Brian makes it back to civilization what will he think about this experience?

Accepted Answer

The wilderness was unbelievably beautiful, and he will probably wish he was back.

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The experience was the worst nightmare of Brian's life.

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Brian will hate anything to do with camping out in the wilderness.

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Brian will be thankful it is finally over, and he will never want to be in the woods again.

Question 9

What keeps Brian from getting inside the plane?

Accepted Answer

All openings, the door and the windows, were under water.

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The tornado had bent the doorframe where it wouldn't open.

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The doors were rusted shut.

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A snake was swimming in front of the doorway.

Question 10

What happened to Brian's hatchet as he was trying to cut into the side of the plane?

Accepted Answer

Brian dropped it to the bottom of the lake.

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Brian chipped a large piece of metal off the blade.

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The handle came off.

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The hatchet fell into a small crack landing inside the plane.

Question 11

Brian cut into the fuselage with his hatchet _____.

Accepted Answer

cutting away triangles of metal which he kept for fish arrow heads or lures

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but the metal was so thick that the hatchet blade began to chip away

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causing sparks to fly which scorched his face

Question 12

Why was getting the survival bag difficult?

Accepted Answer

The survival bag was inside the plane, underwater, and caught on the seats.

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The survival bag was tied into the cargo compartment of the plane.

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The survival bag was on the bottom of the lake.

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The survival bag was in a backpack which was strapped on the pilot's back.

Question 13

What was in the survival pack?

Accepted Answer

food, matches, pots, medicine, compass

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books on how to survive in the wild, insect spray, clothes

Question 14

Brian called the survival pack _____.

Accepted Answer

treasure

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a miracle

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a blessing

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good luck

Question 15

Why doesn't Brian look through the pack as soon as he gets to shore?

Accepted Answer

Brian is too tired.

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Brian must get a fire started.

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A bear is on the bank of the lake and chases Brian.

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Brian must eat supper.

Question 16

What was NOT in the survival pack?

Accepted Answer

sunscreen and a pair of sunglasses

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a butane lighter

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a cap that said Cessna across the front

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survival rifle

Question 17

How does Brian feel about the rifle?

Accepted Answer

Brian doesn't like it very much; he feels disconnected.

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Brian loved the way it made him more powerful.

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Brian decided he would never use a bow and arrow again.

Question 18

What does Brian find in the survival kit that had a coil of wire and a long antenna?

Accepted Answer

Emergency Transmitter

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AM/FM Raido

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Walkie Talkie

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Cell Phone

Question 19

After seeing the freezed dried packs of food in the survival pack, Brian decided _____.

Accepted Answer

to have one feast then carefully use the rest

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not to use them unless he had to

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to eat everything all at once

Question 20

As Brian was cooking dinner _____.

Accepted Answer

a plane flies overhead

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the aluminum pan falls into the fire and the food spills out

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a wolf comes to investigate the smell

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another storm comes up

Question 21

How does the rescue plane find Brian?

Accepted Answer

The pilot hears the emergency transmitter.

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The pilot sees the wrecked airplane on the lake.

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The pilot spots the signal fire.

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The pilot sees Brian in an open field.

Question 22

How many days has it been since Brian's plane went down in the Canadian wilderness?

Accepted Answer

54

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104

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22

Answer

49

Question 23

When Brian first spoke to the pilot, he asked, "_____"

Accepted Answer

Would you like something to eat?

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Are my parents OK?

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Is the search team still looking for me?

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What is the date?

Question 24

What happened to the pilot that was still trapped in the plane at the bottom of the lake?

Accepted Answer

A rescue team recovered his body.

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The Canadian government decided to leave him in the lake.

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The pilot was completely eaten by fish when the rescue team came to get it.

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The pilot's family had the body brought home for burial.

Question 25

What became of "The Secret"?

Accepted Answer

Brian kept the secret to himself.

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Brian told his father the secret.

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Brian's mother told her ex-husband about the secret.

Question 26

What is the main conflict in this story and how is it resolved?

Accepted Answer

Brian is lost in the Canadian wilderness, and is rescued by a pilot.

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Brian is hurt in a plane crash and must recover.

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Brian is hungry and finds a survival pack full of packaged food.

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Brian is attacked by a moose, and the moose was killed when the tornado came through the area.

Question 27

Which sentence from Hatchet supports the conclusion that Brian was very lucky to be rescued when he was?

Accepted Answer

Predictions are ineffective; but it might be interesting to note that had Brian not been rescued when he was, had he been forced to go into hard fall, perhaps winter, it would have been very tough for him to survive.

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It is amazing what a single owl can do to a local population of ruffed grouse and rabbits in just a few months.

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Game became seemingly plentiful in the fall because it's easier to see with the leaves off the brush.

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The were not nightmares, none of them were frightening, but he would awaken at times with them; just awaken and sit up and think of the lake, the forest... and it was not bad and would never be bad for him.

Question 28

Which statement contains a cause-and-effect relationship?

Accepted Answer

Because Brian had to hunt and catch his own food in the wilderness he lost seventeen percent of his body weight.

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The wolves were timber wolves, which are not known to attack or bother people.

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When the pilot rescued Brian he had been alone on the L-shaped lake for fifty-four days.

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Gut cherries were termed choke cherries, and made good jelly.

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