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Hatchet review ch8/9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Brian smell in the beginning of the story? | porcupine |
| What does it mean to say that Brian was cried out? | He cried so much that he was tired and exhausted from crying. |
| What did Brian say was the most important rule of survival? | Feeling sorry for yourself doesn't work. |
| The text says, "stood in the morning sun and stretched his back muscles and sore leg." Infer why you think his muscle and leg was sore? | Sore from the plane crash, sleeping on the hard ground and his leg injury. |
| How did the sun help Brian? | It shined on the hatchet and made him think of fire. |
| Which sentence from the text supports how the sun helped Brian? | The first faint light hit the silver of the hatchet and it flashed a brilliant gold of light. |
| Why did Brian study the wall carefully? | He wanted to find where it had hit to make it spark again. |
| The story says that Brian found it was a long way from sparks to fire. What does that mean? | Simply making a spark is not enough to create a lasting flame. It takes a lot of careful work, the right materials, and oxygen to turn a tiny flash into a real fire. |
| Clearly there had to be something for the sparks to ______, some kind of tinder or _______, but what? | ignite and kindling |
| What is the spark nest? | dry birchbark fluff |
| Which is an example of a metaphor? What does it mean? | A cloud of sparks rained down. |
| Why did Brian call the fire a friend and a guard? | It keeps critters away and keeps him warm |