Question 1

The first sign that the pilot wasn't feeling well was when _____.

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the pilot rubbed his left shoulder

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the  pilot said his eyes were burning

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the pilot clutched his stomach

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the pilot grabbed his chest

Question 2

What is the main conflict in Chapters 1-2?

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The pilot that is flying the Cessna has a heart attack leaving Brian alone in the plane.

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Brian must spend the summer with his father in Canada instead of with his friends in New York.

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Brian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't like.

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Brian's parents get a divorce.

Question 3

What bothered Brian each day before the sun comes up and right after the sun sets?

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mosquitoes

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his thoughts

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bats

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porcupine

Question 4

Brian's English teacher Mr. Perpich was always saying _____.

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think positive; stay on top of things

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remember the story of the little engine that could

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don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

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slow and steady wins the race

Question 5

Brian remembered that when the pilot had the heart attack,

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his foot jerked on the rudder pedal and the plane assumed a new course.

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he pushed the throttle making the plane go down.

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he pulled the throttle making the plane go up.

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he broke some panel instruments as he fell over.

Question 6

What did Brian decide to do when he realized it might be several days before he was rescued?

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try to build a shelter

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try to write S.O.S. on the beach with rocks

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try to make fire

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try to catch fish for dinner

Question 7

To keep from getting sick again, Brian decided to

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eat only the ripest gut cherries.

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decided to go fishing.

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decided he must find a different kind of food to eat.

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decided to eat nuts.

Question 8

Brian threw his hatchet at a _____ when it came inside his shelter one night.

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porcupine

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bear

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wolf

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mosquitoes

Question 9

Who "showed" Brian how to build a fire?

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Terry

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his mom

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the pilot

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Mr. Perpich

Question 10

While making the fire, Brian discovered he also needed ____ to get the fire going.

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air

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oil

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pinecones

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grass

Question 11

Building the fire took Brian ______.

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a large part of the day to get started trying different kinds of kindling

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only a few minutes to build after he learned that the hatchet made sparks on the flint stone

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several days of hard work to build

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a few hours using only grass and twigs as kindling

Question 12

The second time Brian awoke to noise in the middle of the night, it was because of a(n) _____.

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turtle

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moose

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bear

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airplane

Question 13

How has Brian changed mentally since he crashed in the Canadian wilderness?

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Brian is more aware of his senses and surroundings.

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Brian is a nervous wreck, jumping at every little sound.

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Brian is afraid of the dead pilot in the lake.

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Brian is depressed and cries often.

Question 14

What tool did Brian have to "reinvent" after his failed attempts at fishing with a spear?

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bow and arrow

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hammer

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fishing rod

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fork

Question 15

How do you know that a lot of time has passed between the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13?

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At the end of chapter 12, Brian was going to make a bow and arrow to catch fish with; and at the beginning of chapter 13, Brian is tired of eating fish.

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Brian is keeping track of the days by making notches with his hatchet on a piece of wood.

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Brian is placing pebbles in a hollowed out rock; one for each day that he has been in the wilderness.

Question 16

Brian was hunting for ______ to eat, because he was sick of eating fish.

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foolbirds

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rabbits

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raspberries

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squirrels

Question 17

Brian could not catch the fish with his bow and arrow because ____.

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the water bent the light making the fish look like they were in a different place than where they really were

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the fish stayed in the deep water and Brian couldn't get close enough to them

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Brian wasn't fast enough to hit the fish and they saw away too fast

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Brian's arrows were not sharp enough to pierce the skin of the fish

Question 18

How does Brian store his fish?

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Brian built a holding pen at the edge of the lake.

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Brian wove a basket from small branches and put it in the lake.

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Brian put the fish on a storage shelf.

Question 19

After reading through chapter 14, what is the main conflict of Hatchet and how is it resolved?

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Brian is alone in the wilderness and must learn how to take care of himself.

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Brian is sprayed by a skunk and must take four baths a day to get rid of the smell.

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Brian is angry with his mother over the secret and his mother tells her boyfriend to go away.

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