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Hatchet

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
What was the most important thing to Brian in the woods?
a.
shelter
d.
fire
b.
food
e.
his luxuries cabin
c.
water
 

 2. 
Why was Brian going to Canada to see his father?
a.
His mom had to work.
b.
His mom was going on vacation.
c.
His dad was working in Canada
d.
His dad had custody of him in the summers.
e.
His dad wanted to find Bullwinkle
 

 3. 
What in the survival kit ended up saving Brian?
a.
The matches
d.
The food
b.
The emergency transmitter
e.
The roll of quarters
c.
The sleeping bag
 

 4. 
What attacked Brian in the woods?
a.
A bear, mosquitoes, a moose, a porcupine, and flies
b.
An Indian, a bear, a porcupine, flies, and a moose
c.
Flies, a fish, a moose, a bear, and a skunk
d.
Mosquitoes, flies, a moose, a porcupine, and a skunk
e.
a mouse, a fillet of fish, and a blooming onion
 

 5. 
How did Brian store his food?
a.
He couldn't store food because he didn't have a refrigerator.
b.
He had a cooler from the plane.
c.
He dug a hole in the ground.
d.
He found a ledge and wove a door for it.
e.
He found an Ice Chest with snow in it
 

 6. 
How long had Brian been in the woods?
a.
54 days
d.
64 days
b.
75 days
e.
54 Years
c.
35 days
 

 7. 
Where is Brian going in the beginning of the story?
a.
To Canada
d.
To New York
b.
To California
e.
To Berlin
c.
To Hampton
 

 8. 
What genre is Hatchet?
a.
Non-fiction
d.
Science fiction
b.
Fantasy
e.
Comic Strip
c.
Realistic fiction
 

 9. 
How did Brian make his shelter?
a.
He found a large hollowed out log to live in.
b.
He found a house made of Candy with a nice old woman inside dressed in black.
c.
He found a broken down cabin and fixed it up.
d.
He found a small cave and made a branch wall to cover the front of it.
e.
He took pieces of the plane and made a shelter.
 

 10. 
What caused the airplane to move to the top of the lake?
a.
A tornado
d.
A drought
b.
A hurricane
e.
Gravity
c.
Brian pulled it to the top.
 

 11. 
What did Brian miss the most the first few days after the crash?
a.
His mother
d.
His friend Terry
b.
Meat
e.
Butterfingers :-)
c.
His father
 

 12. 
Why did Brian freak out when he dove down into the plane?
a.
He got stuck and couldn't get out.
b.
He saw the pilot's skeleton.
c.
The MerPeople had captured Ron 
d.
A fish attacked him.
e.
A beaver scared him.
 

 13. 
How old is Brian?
a.
14
d.
12
b.
11
e.
13
c.
5
 

 14. 
What was the most important thing that Brian found in the survival kit?
a.
The fishing lures
d.
The rifle
b.
The emergency transmitter
e.
The Pink diary from Rowly
c.
The knife
 

 15. 
What did Brian call his accomplishments?
a.
Nothing
d.
"firsts"
b.
"bests"
e.
“bffs...lol”
c.
"wows"
 

 16. 
What changed in Brian's life as a result of his adventure?
a.
Nothing
b.
His parents got back together.
c.
He had a lot of nightmares.
d.
He became famous.
e.
Started a New Survivor Series in Canada with CBS
 

 17. 
Who is the author of Hatchet?
a.
Mark Twain
d.
Richard Peck
b.
C.S. Lewis
e.
Gary Paulsen
c.
J. K. Rowling
 

 18. 
What was the first food that Brian ate after the crash?
a.
Fish
d.
Bugs
b.
Berries
e.
Happy Meal
c.
Bread
 

 19. 
Why did Brian's plane crash?
a.
Brian made the plane turn by mistake.
b.
The pilot had a heart attack.
c.
The plane's wing was damaged.
d.
There was a tornado.
e.
The Gremlin on the Wing
 

 20. 
What did Brian first make to help him catch something to eat?
a.
Gun
d.
Snare
b.
Spear
e.
Silk Net
c.
Bow and Arrow
 

 21. 
How did Brian discover fire?
a.
He never did discover fire.
b.
Lightening hit a tree.
c.
He found matches.
d.
He threw his hatchet at a porcupine.
e.
He found a hot stone in the cave with a switch
 

 22. 
Where did Brian see his mother kissing the strange man?
a.
Outside the mall
d.
In a car
b.
In his house
e.
In a hot air balloon
c.
At the library
 

 23. 
Where did Brian crash the plane?
a.
In the ocean
d.
In a meadow
b.
In a lake
e.
In a volcano
c.
In the forest
 

 24. 
How did Brian finally make a bow and arrow?
a.
He used a shoe lace and a willow stick.
b.
He used a shoe lace and a branch.
c.
He used a shoe lace and a bone.
d.
He used a wire and a willow stick.
e.
He used deer skin and a carbon fiber rod from the plane
 

 25. 
What was "the secret" that Brian knew?
a.
His father was dating another woman.
b.
He stole something from the store.
c.
His mother was dating the pilot of the plane.
d.
He saw his mom kissing a strange man in a car.
e.
He found gold coins from ancient Rome
 

Short Answer
 

 26. 
What happened when Brian hit the side of the plane in frustration?
 

 27. 
What did other people think of Brian after he was rescued?
 

 28. 
What was the small electronic devise that Brian found in the survival kit?
 

 29. 
What attention was paid to Brian after his rescue?
 

 30. 
Why was Brian so excited about the soap?
 

 31. 
How did Brian change as a result of his adventure?
 

 32. 
Why did Brian get angry at himself?
 

 33. 
Why did the rifle change Brian?
 

 34. 
Why couldn't Brian catch a fish at first?
 

 35. 
What did Brian do after he missed signaling the airplane?
 

 36. 
What does Brian think is the most important thing?
 

 37. 
Why didn't Brian light the signal fire right away?
 



 
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