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Hatchet Review
A review of the novel to help prepare for the end-of-unit assessment
Question | Answer |
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True or False? Brian was going to visit his father for the summer? | True |
True or False? Mr. Perpich's advice is to stay calm and to wait for help to come? | False |
True or False? Brian feels his first most important need is a weapon for protection | False |
True or False? Brian builds his first fire using his watch crystal | False |
True or False? Brian relies on past experiences and knowledge to solve survival problems | True |
True or False? Brian is scared away from the raspberries by a moose | False |
True or False? Brian learns that self-pity is useless | True |
True or False? Brian keeps the signal fire burning day and night | False |
True or False? Brian is unable to spear the fish because they are too fast for him | False |
True or False? Brian learns that nothing in nature can afford to be lazy | True |
Short Answer: Why does Brian feel fire is his friend? | The fire offers warmth and protection. It also gives Brian something to take care of. |
Short Answer: How does Brian's encounter with the porcupine illustrate that both good and bad can come from the same incident? | It was good because it helped Brian learn to make fire. It was bad because Brian was injured by the quills. |
Short Answer: Brian was almost blinded twice. How could becoming blind have been fatal to him? | Brian would not be able to see to get for for himself, and he would not be able to defend himself against enemies. he would have been helpless. |
Short Answer: How does measure time while in the wilderness? | Brian measure time by making tally marks and keeping a mental journal of major events. |
Short Answer: Why does Brian want to kill a foolbird when he now has all the fish he can eat? | The fish aren't filling. He wants "real meat." |
Short Answer: Why is the pilot's flight plan useless to the searchers? | The plane flew too far off-course. |
Short Answer: Why does Brian feel that he was foolish in thinking that the turtle had come ashore to play? | Animals do not "play." |
Short Answer: Brian learns that things happen fast. Give two examples from the story that show this. | Moose attack and tornado |
Short Answer: How is Brian able to get items from the plane to the shore? | He builds a raft |