Question 1

Who is the author of "Hatchet"?

Accepted Answer

Gary Paulsen

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J. K. Rowling

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Harper Lee

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George Martin

Question 2

Who gave Brian the hatchet?

Accepted Answer

his mother

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a friend

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his teacher

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his father

Question 3

What is the "secret" that Brian's mind often wonders to?

Accepted Answer

He saw his mother with another man.

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He wants to run away from home.

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His mother is having a baby.

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He saw his father with another woman.

Question 4

How did the pilot die?

Accepted Answer

a heart attack

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a stroke

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he didn't die

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in the plane crash

Question 5

What was the purpose of Brian's trip?

Accepted Answer

He was going to visit his father.

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He was going on a camping trip.

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He was going to learn how to fly a plane.

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He was going to visit his grandparents.

Question 6

What is the first food that Brian finds to eat in the woods?

Accepted Answer

berries

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squirrel

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deer meat

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fish

Question 7

How old is Brian?

Accepted Answer

13

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11

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14

Answer

12

Question 8

Where does Brian crash the plane?

Accepted Answer

In a lake

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In a meadow

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In the ocean

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In the forest

Question 9

How did Brian discover fire?

Accepted Answer

He threw his hatchet at a porcupine.

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Lightning hit a tree.

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He found matches.

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He never did discover fire.

Question 10

How did Brian make his shelter?

Accepted Answer

He found a small cave and made a branch wall to cover the front of it.

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He found a broken down cabin and fixed it up.

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He took pieces of the plane and made a shelter.

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He found a large hollowed out log to live in.

Question 11

What is the most important thing that Brian found in the survival kit?

Accepted Answer

An emergency transmitter

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Fishing lures

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A knife

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A rifle

Question 12

Why was it so hard for Brian to kill the fool birds?

Accepted Answer

They were camouflaged.

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They attacked if he got too close.

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They were too fast.

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He didn't know how.

Question 13

What kind of animal hurt Brian's leg?

Accepted Answer

A porcupine

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A deer

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A bear

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A wolf

Question 14

What kind of tool did Brian have to reinvent?

Accepted Answer

A bow and arrow

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A fishing rod

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A hammer

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A wheel

Question 15

What was sticking out of the water after the big storm?

Accepted Answer

The plane

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Pieces of Brian's shelter

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A dead deer

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The hatchet

Question 16

What material was Brian able to successfully use to ignite a fire?

Accepted Answer

birch bark

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an old t-shirt

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matches

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dried grass

Question 17

Once Brian was able to light the fire, what special name did he call it and how did he describe it?

Accepted Answer

a friend and a guard

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an annoyance

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a stove to cook on

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a source of heat

Question 18

What was Brian doing when he almost blinded himself?

Accepted Answer

testing out his new bow

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building a boat

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building a shelter

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fishing

Question 19

While washing the foolbird in the lake, what was Brian attacked by?

Accepted Answer

a moose

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a falcon

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a fox

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a wolf

Question 20

Why did Brian want to go out to the plane?

Accepted Answer

to get the survival kit/pack

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to find a blanket

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to build a boat out of it

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to fly it home

Question 21

How did Brian lose his hatchet?

Accepted Answer

He dropped it in the water.

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He dropped it while he was running back to his shelter.

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He lost it in the tornado.

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A bear stole it.

Question 22

How long had Brian been lost in the wilderness when the pilot found him?

Accepted Answer

54 days

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70 days

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34 days

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60 days

Question 23

What destroyed Brian's shelter?

Accepted Answer

a tornado

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a hurricane

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a bear

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a moose

Question 24

What kind of berries were the "gut" berries?

Accepted Answer

chokecherries

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blackberries

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raspberries

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blueberries

Question 25

The pilot who rescued Brian was actually a(n) ____________.

Accepted Answer

fur buyer

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student pilot

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Royal Canadian Monty

Answer

searcher

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