Hatchet questions:

1. “More smell now. Bad. Brian turned again to glance at the pilot, who had both hands on his
stomach and was grimacing in pain, reaching for the left shoulder again as Brain
watched.”
In this extract, what does the word “glance” mean?
a. Shout
b. Look
c. Help
d. Listen to
2. Where is the plane Brian is on headed to?
a. The USA
b. The UK
c. Canada
d. Australia
3. While Brian is talking on the radio, which words means “understood”?
a. Roger
b. Robert
c. Ronald
d. Roman
4. While Brian is talking on the radio, which word means “I have finished talking”?
a. Done
b. End
c. Over
d. Finished
5. “He drank until his stomach was swollen, until he nearly fell off the log with it, then he rose
and stagger-tripped his way back to the bank.”
In this extract, what does the word “swollen” mean?
a. Empty
b. Flat
c. Full
d. Red
6. What tool did Brian have with him after the plane crash?
a. A flashlight
b. A knife
c. A hammer
d. A small axe
7. After the crash, Brian thought about the advice a man named Perpich had given him. Who is
Perpich?
a. An English teacher
b. A friend
c. His uncle
d. His father
8. “Vampires, he thought. Apparently they didn't like the deep of night, perhaps because it was
too cool, and they couldn't take the direct sunlight”. What is Brian comparing to a
vampires?
a. Snakes
b. Leeches
c. Flies
d. Wolves
9. Brian's best friend was...
a. Terry
b. Jerry
c. Merry
d. Kerry
10. The plane crashed next to...
a. The ocean
b. A mountain
c. An abandoned village
d. A lake
11. “Today she would be going to see him. Today was Thursday and she always went to see him
on Thursdays. Wednesday was the exercise class and Thursdays she went to see him. Hot
little jets of hate worked into his thoughts, pushed once, moved back. If his mother hadn't
begun to see him and forced the divorce, Brian wouldn't be here now.”
Who is this “him”?
a. Brian's father
b. The blond man
c. Perich
d. Terry
12. What is the first food Brian finds after the crash?
a. Some prepared meal from the airplane
b. Berries
c. Fish
d. Apples
13. Which animal shared food with Brian?
a. A deer
b. A porcupine
c. A squirrel
d. A bear
14. Which animal scared Brian while he was sleeping, and hurt his leg?
a. A deer
b. A porcupine
c. A squirrel
d. A bear
15. How did Brian make fire?
a. With a lighter he found on the plane
b. With some matches his mother gave him
c. With sparks from his hatchet
d. With two sticks
16. At some point, Brian finds some eggs. The eggs belong to a ...
a. Chicken
b. Snake
c. Pheasant
d. Turtle
17. How did Brian cook the eggs?
a. He boiled them in hot water
b. He cooked them on some hot metal
c. He cooked them on a hot stone
d. He didn't, he at them raw
18. When Brian meets the wolves for the first time, what do the wolves do?
a. They look at him and leave
b. They chase him away from the lake
c. They walk around him and smell him
d. The lie down next to him
19. Brian first made a bow to...
a. Hunt birds
b. Catch fish
c. Scare away the wolves
d. Hunt deer
20. How does Brian lose his collection of eggs?
a. A skunk eats them all
b. They go rotten because he didn't put them somewhere cold
c. He fell on the eggs and crushed them
d. He threw the eggs at the wolves which were chasing him.
21. After losing his eggs, where does Brian decide to keep his food?
a. In a hole in the ground
b. On a ledge in the rock face
c. On the top branch of a nearby tree
d. In a box he found on the plane
22. What shape did Brian think the foolbirds look like?
a. A pear shape
b. A fat oval
c. A long triangle
d. A wide triangle
23. The best place to put a bird to cook on a fire, according to Brian, is...?
a. On the fire
b. Just above the fire
c. High above the fire
d. Just to the side of the fire
24. How did Brian hurt his ribs and shoulder?
a. He fell while climbing a tree for honey
b. He was attacked by a moose
c. A rock fell on him from the roof of his shelter
d. He slammed into a chair during the plane crash
25. What destroyed Brian's camp?
a. An angry bear
b. An earthquake
c. A tornado
d. A mudslide