Hatchet Study Guide Questions – Flashcards
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to visit his Dad in Canada
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Chapter 1 Where is Brian going?
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He's angry at her for causing the divorce/ he knows a secret about her
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Chapter 1 Why is Brian not speaking to his mom?
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A hatchet
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Chapter 1 What did Brian's mom give him on the drive up to meet the airplane?
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He had a heart attack
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Chapter 1 What happened to the pilot as they flew toward Canada?
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He saw an elderly man have a heart attack in the mall and he was acting the same
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Chapter 1 How did Brian know the pilot was having a heart attack?
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Someone responded, but the transmission was lost and he never got anyone else
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Chapter 2 What was the response Brian got as he tried to communicate over the radio?
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Take the plane down immediately or wait until it ran out of fuel and the plane would go down by force
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Chapter 2 What were Brian's two choices as he flew in the plane wondering what to do?
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on the water
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Chapter 2 Where did Brian decide would be the best place to land the plane?
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Coughed and died/ ran out of gas
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Chapter 2 What did the airplane do that made Brian realize he had to land the plane?
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In an "L" shaped lake
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Chapter 3 Where was Brian able to land the plane?
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Tear off his seatbelt, swim through the broken windshield, swim to the surface and swim to shore.
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Chapter 3 What did Brian have to do to make it out of the crashed airplane alive?
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quiet, different colors, insects humming, birds chirping, splashing from the fish
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Chapter 4 How does the forest compare to the city life Brian was used to?
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He saw her with another man in a station wagon and assumed that was the reason for the divorce
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Chapter 4 What was the Secret Brian knew about his mom?
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Mosquitos and black flies
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Chapter 4 What attacked Brian as he watched the sun rise?
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Heat from the sun/ sun rising fully
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Chapter 4 What made the mosquitos and black flies disappear and leave Brian alone?
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13 years old
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Chapter 5 How old is Brian?
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be motivated, you're your best asset, stay positive and on top of things
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Chapter 5 What advice did Brian's English teacher, Perpich, give him in school?
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When the pilot was having his heart attack, he jerked the plane off course
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Chapter 5 Why did Brian think the searchers wouldn't be able to find him immediately?
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an overhang in the cliff
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Chapter 6 What did Brian decide to use as a shelter?
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Tart berries on a bush
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Chapter 6 What food did Brian find to eat?
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Used sticks to make a wall and closed it off
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Chapter 6 How did Brian make his shelter safer?
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He was frightened He saw how cut up, bruised, swollen, bleeding he was/ didn't realize he was in such bad shape
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Chapter 7 When Brian looked in the water at his reflection, how did he feel? Why?
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Gut cherries
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Chapter 7 What did Brian call the berries that made him sick?
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Raspberries
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Chapter 7 What other kind of berries did Brian find?
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He realized the bear wasn't there to hurt him, the bear just wanted the raspberries
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Chapter 7 When Brian ran away from the raspberry bushes after seeing the bear, why did he turn back and go back to the raspberry bushes?
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Brian scared it/ it was protecting itself
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Chapter 8 Why had the porcupine attacked Brian during the night in the shelter?
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His father and Terry telling him how to make a fire
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Chapter 8 What did Brian dream of the night he got hurt by the porcupine?
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Using his hatchet against the rocks/ making sparks
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Chapter 8 What was Brian able to use to start a fire?
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Make sparks from hatchet and rock onto fine kindling, blow gently on it, add small wood pieces and grass, then dried sticks from trees
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Chapter 9 What steps did Brian take to make a fire?
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It would protect him and help him
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Chapter 9 Why do you think Brian felt like the fire was his friend?
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Eggs
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Chapter 10 What did Brian find at the shore four inches buried in the sand?
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A turtle
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Chapter 10 What had laid the eggs?
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Break them open with his hatchet and a stick and ate them raw
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Chapter 10 How did Brian eat the eggs?
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he felt if he stopped thinking about them, they would stop thinking about him
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Chapter 10 Why did Brian not want to stop thinking about the searchers?
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Thinner, tanned, leathery face
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Chapter 11 How had Brian begun to change physically since the crash?
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He now knew what the noises were around him, when he saw something he really saw it, not just noticed it
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Chapter 11 How was Brian's mind different since the crash?
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Run up with a burning limb and light the signal fire
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Chapter 11 What was Brian's plan if he ever heard a plane engine roar overhead?
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Fish
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Chapter 11 As Brian looked over the lake what did he realize he could eat?
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Bow
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Chapter 12 What was Brian working on when he heard the whine of the plane engine?
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Despair, disappointment, hopeless, sad, alone etc.
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Chapter 12 Tell me three words that would describe how Brian felt when the plane turned and went away?
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His shoelace
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Chapter 13 What did Brian use for a string on his bow?
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He was aiming to high/ the water would make the fish appear closer than they were
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Chapter 13 Why wasn't Brian able to catch any fish when he first made his bow and arrow?
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tough hope/ hope that he could survive and take care of himself
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Chapter 13 What kind of hope did Brian find building in him?
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Blind for two full hours, eyes hurt for weeks, smell lingered at least a month and a half later
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Chapter 14 What were the effects Brian had after he was sprayed with the skunk?
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Found a pine, chopped off branches so the remaining branches were 4-5 apart, chopped the log so it's only ten feet long
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Chapter 14 How did Brian make a ladder to get to his food shelf?
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He made a pond to keep them close and fresh so he could catch them when he needed them
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Chapter 14 What did Brian do to store the fish so they wouldn't go bad?
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That was the first time Brian killed a foolbird for food
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Chapter 15 Tell me about the event, First Meat?
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They blended in with the environment, silent, stood perfectly still, couldn't see them until after they flew
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Chapter 15 Why was it so difficult for Brian to catch a foolbird?
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They didn't like the smoke
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Chapter 15 Why didn't flies or mosquitos come into the shelter when the fire was built up?
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Wash it off into the pond
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Chapter 15 When Brian was cleaning the bird to eat it, what did he do with the insides of the bird?
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First Arrow Day, First Rabbit Day, First Meat Day
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Chapter 16 Tell me some of the "First Days" Brian remembered?
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Attacked him
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Chapter 16 How did the moose react to Brian when she saw him at the water and wanted to come down to the water herself?
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When the moose was eating he had to crawl away slowly from her, stopping and waiting when the hair on her back raised up
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Chapter 16 What did Brian have to do to get away from the moose?
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He was injured, had no fire, no food, weapons and shelter were gone
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Chapter 16 Why did Brian feel like he was back to "square one" after the tornado?
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The tail of the airplane
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Chapter 16 After the tornado, what unnatural object was sticking out of the water?
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It would have things to make his surviving much easier
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Chapter 17 Why was Brian anxious to get the survival pack from the back of the plane?
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A flattened board Brian used to lay his fish on and lean to the fire to cook them
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Chapter 17 What is a fish board?
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He didn't have anything to hold the logs together
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Chapter 17 Why was building a raft difficult for Brian?
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Used logs with branches and wove them together
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Chapter 17 How did he solve his problem and tie the logs together for the raft?
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Couldn't get inside the plane
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Chapter 17 When Brian finally made it to the plane, what was his predicament?
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Cut through the aluminum with his hatchet
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Chapter 18 How was Brian able to get into the plane?
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His hatchet
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Chapter 18 What did Brian have to dive into the water for?
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Seeing the skull of the pilot
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Chapter 18 What made Brian sick when he was under the water looking for the survival bag?
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From morning until into the dark of night
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Chapter 18 How long did it take Brian to go to the plane, get the survival bag and get back to his camp?
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Happy and sad/ they changed him
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Chapter 19 How did Brian feel about the items in the survival pack as he looked through them?
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made him more removed from the world around him
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Chapter 19 How did the items in the survival bag change him?
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He was so hungry/ he felt he knew how to get his own food, so enjoy what was there that night/ celebration for finding the survival bag
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Chapter 19 When Brian went through the dehydrated food packages, why do you think he decided to feast now and be careful with the food later?
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An airplane
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Chapter 19 When Brian was preparing his feast and drinking his orange drink, what appeared out of the sky?
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"Would you like something to eat?"
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Chapter 19 What was the first thing Brian said to the pilot of the plane who heard his transmitter?
