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Character:
1. Brian Robeson, 13 years old.
2. Brian´s Mother
3. Brian´s Father, mechanical engineer,
4. Jim/Jake, pilot
5. Terry, best friend
6. Mr. Perpich, English teacher

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Hatchet | Chapter 4

In a semi-dream state, Brian vividly recalls every detail of

the incident in which he discovers "The Secret." He had
been riding his bike with his friend Terry when he saw his
mother in a strange car, kissing a man with short blond hair.
The hatred, anger, and astonishment that had swept over
him at that moment return to him anew. Becoming
conscious once again, Brian slowly absorbs the surrounding
wilderness as the details of the plane crash rush back into
his mind. His entire body aching from the injuries he has
sustained during the crash, he falls quickly asleep.
Awakening in a haze, Brian finds his survival of the plane
crash almost unbelievable and quickly remembers the pilot's
less fortunate fate. The mosquitoes in the area swarm
around him and leave him with painful bites on every part
of his exposed skin. Brian feels lucky to have survived the
crash, and upon looking at the surrounding area, realizes
how close a call it had been; he had just barely avoided a
huge rock nearby. Contemplating the scenery and listening
to the many sounds of nature surrounding him, he falls
asleep once again.

Hatchet | Chapter 5
Brian wakes up suddenly. He's sunburned and incredibly thirsty,
but he isn't sure if it is safe to drink the lake water, and the
thought of the pilot's dead body in the lake bothers him. He thinks
that if this were a movie, the hero would have easily found a
"clear spring with pure sweet water." Eventually he tries the lake
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water. He drinks thirstily until he makes himself sick and throws

up, but he does feel somewhat better. He starts to think about his
situation. He is sure that people will look for him and are
probably already looking. He thinks they will find him soon.
Brian realizes he's very hungry and thinks about how easily
stranded heroes in movies find plants to eat. He doesn't know how
to find food, but he remembers a former English teacher of his,
Perpich, who believed in the power of positive thinking. Brian sits
down and inventories his possessions: a little money and paper,
his shoes and clothes, a broken watch, and the hatchet his mother
gave him for the trip. Brian again realizes how hungry he is and
says this to himself over and over, eventually shouting that he is
hungry. When he stops he notices that the nearby woods are
completely silent, and that he's never heard that kind of silence
before. To get his mind off his hunger, Brian tries to think of
other things. He eventually realizes that when the pilot died, he
took the plane off course. Brian doesn't know how far off course,
but he remembers they had flown for hours after the plane
turned. Because of this, the search for the crashed plane is likely
to focus somewhere else, somewhere very far away. He is still sure
he will be found, but now he realizes that he can't just sit and
wait. He has to take responsibility for himself by finding food and
shelter. He remembers Perpich's advice and understands "that
I'm all I've got."

Hatchet | Chapter 6

Brian remembers a time when he and his friend Terry played in

the park two years earlier. They found a thickly wooded place
near the river and pretended they were lost and had to survive.
He recalls that they assumed they would have all sorts of supplies.
After wishing Terry were with him, "with a gun, a knife, and
some matches," Brian remembers how they decided a lean-to was
the best type of shelter to build, and he decides to try to build a
similar shelter in the wilderness. An indentation in the stone near
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the lake offers some protection from rain. After inspecting it, he
sees that all he has to do is build a wall on one side to create a dry
shelter.

Now he turns to the next challenge: finding something to eat. He

remembers television shows he has seen about people living in the
desert, including one that showed a pilot cooking lizard stew in a
can. He knows there are no lizards here to eat, but he wonders if
there might be something else. Suddenly he decides to look for
berries. He walks slowly through the woods and ends up following
birds to a berry bush. The berries are tart, but he eats a lot of
them. He picks more berries and makes a pouch out of his
windbreaker, then carries the berries back towards his camp.
There he starts gathering wood to build a wall. By the time the
sun sets, he has formed a room about 8 feet by 15 feet with one
three-foot-wide opening. His stomach feels a little upset from
gorging on the berries, but Brian goes to sleep.
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Guía

Chapter 4
1. In Chapter 4, Brian introduces to a memory of riding his ten-
speed with his friend Terry. He says, "Terry had just turned to
smile at him about something and Brian looked over Terry's
head and saw her." Who did Brian see? His mother

2. "Brian saw this and more, saw the The Secret and saw more
later, but the memory came in pieces, came in scenes...." During
these flashbacks in his memory, Brian calls them...

3. What was the secret Brian knew about his mom? He saw her
with another man sitting inside a station wagon.

4. "With it came some warmth, small bits of it at first, and with the
heat came clouds of insects -- thick, swarming hordes of..." What
kind of insects came with the sun?
Mosquitos , flies.
5. Before the sun came up Brian was bothered by the mosquitos
and black flies.
6. Brian compares the insects that swarm all over him to...
Vampires
7. Brian notes, "Never, in all the reading, in the movies he had
watched on television about the outdoors, never once had they
ever mentioned..." What was never mentioned?
Mosquitos and flies.
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8. What happens at the very end of chapter 4?

Brian falls asleep.

9. What did Brian say was massively swollen to the touch after the
crash? Forehead.

10.What animal other than fish did Brian see in the lake? Beaver

11.The author of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, most likely wrote Hatchet

to Entertain readers with a story about a brave boy.

12.What does the author mean when he says "his legs were on fire"
in chapter 4? Brian's legs were in pain because of the plane
crash.
13.What does the author mean by "The memory was like a knife
cutting into him. Slicing deep into him with hate." in chapter 4?
Brian still remembers what his mom did and feels hurt and upset
about it.

14. When Brian woke the next morning, after the crash, his legs
were cramped and drawn up and his back hurt when he tried to
move, but worst of all was The throb in his head.

15.As Brian is sleeping on the shore of the lake, he dreams of... The
Secret.

16.The mosquitoes stopped attacking Brian because.. the sunlight

became hot and bright.

17.Read the sentence below:"The (mosquitos) made a living coat on

his skin" The author is trying to emphazise- The large amount of
mosquitos that are sucking Brian's blood.

18. What was “the secret”? Brian’s mom had an affair with a man
with short blonde hair in a strange station wagon.

19.True or False? When Brian opened his eyes, he thought the

crash was still happening. True
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20.True or False? The plane had not sunk in the lake False

21.True or False? Brian didn’t break a bone in his body during the
crash. True

22.What creature(s) did Brian see popping up the lake? A beaver

and fish.

23.What noises could Brian hear in the wilderness? Hisses and

blurks, small sounds, birds singing, hum of insects, splashes from
the fish jumping.

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24.How did Brian feel when he woke up? Unbelievably thirsty.

25.When Brian sorted out his thoughts he figured this was the first

day after the crash, and he would probably be rescued later that

day.

26.After Brian finally got a drink of water, what started working?

Mind.

27.Why did Brian throw up the lake water? He drank too much too

fast.

28. What food did Brian dream of? A burger and fries.

29.What do you think "complete silence" might symbolize in the

story? How alone or lonely Brian is.

30.What was Brian's teacher's name? Mr. Perpich.

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31.Brian's English teacher Perpich was always saying think about

the positive.

32.How much money did Brian have? $20.62

33.When Brian collected his possessions, he had coins, a fingernail

clipper, a twenty-dollar bill and hatchet.

34.What did Brian do with his watch? Lay it on the grass.

35.When Brian realized that it might be several days before he

would be rescued, he decided to build a shelter.
36.In a flashback, Brian remembered a time he and Terry built a
lean-to.

37.What was the longest Brian thought it would take to be found?

4 days.

38.Why couldn't Brian have a fire? He didn't have any matches.

39.What had Brian broken during the crash? His watch.
40.Brian remembered watching a TV show where air force pilots
took a survivor course. This helped him think about what he
could eat. Brian decided there must be berries here by the lake.
41. What did Brian always keep in sight so he wouldn't get lost? The lake.
42.Brian knew the food was not poisonous because He saw birds
eating it.
43.As the sun went down the mosquitoes came out again.
44.Which sequence best describes the order of events in Hatchet?
1 The plane crashes in the lake in the Canadian wilderness.
2 Brian can hardly stay awake because of the pain in his hear
and leg.
3 Brian makes a shelter to live in.
4 After two days Brian finds food to eat.
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Chapter 6

45.A good title for Chapter 6 could be... Food at Last

46. What did Brian decide to use as a shelter? An overhang in the
cliff.
47.What did Brian decided to do as a shelter? Lean to. (refugio)
48.How did Brian make his shelter safer? Brian used sticks to make

a wall and closed it off.

49.Why did Brian almost spit out the berries? They had a tart
flavor. (sabor agrio)
50.What is a hatchet?
1 A tool for fighting
2 A tool for building shelter
3 A tool for camping

51.As the sun goes down what happens? Mosquitos and black flies
attacked him.
52.What did Brian know about the Canadian wilderness? It has
lizards .
53.What lead Brian to the berries? The bird.
54. When Brain remembered food what holiday did, he remember?
Thanksgiving.
55.Why was Brian looking at the sun? To try to figure out what
time it was.
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56.Brian ate berries until he was full.

57.How did Brian find his berries? He followed the birds and they
led him to a bush with berries.
58.What did Brian and Terry use to do 2 years ago that might help
him now that he's alone in the woods? They would pretend to be
lost in the woods.
59.Why did Brian think he had good luck? He found a place to
build his shelter.
60.Why did Brian vomit after eating the berries? He ate too many
unripe berries.