Gary Paulsen's Hatchet Chapters 1-11

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Brian has to learn many survival skills like building fires, finding food sources, and making shelters in order to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness after his plane crashes.

Brian has to learn skills like hunting, gathering food like berries and turtle eggs, building shelters, and starting fires in order to meet his basic needs for food, water and shelter in the wilderness.

Brian faces challenges like loneliness, hunger, exhaustion and threats from wild animals. He has to overcome his fears and learn new skills to protect himself.

Hatchet Chapters 1-11 Quiz

Sequence Directions: Put the events in chronological order from the first event that happened (1) to the last (8). 1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ Brian learns how to build a fire. Brian swims hard to reach the surface, and he passes out. Brian eats raw turtle eggs. Brian finds raspberries and sees a bear. Brian leaves New York to visit his dad in Canada. Brian builds a shelter next to a stone ridge. The pilot has a heart attack, and Brian has to fly the plane. Brian protects himself by throwing a hatchet at an unknown creature.

Cause and Effect Directions: Match the cause with the proper effect. 1. _____ Cause Brian sees a bear eating raspberries. Brian is lonely and trying to comfort himself. Brians mom has an affair. Brian has a limited food supply. Effect A. His parents divorce.

2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____

B. Brian loses weight and gets tired easily. C. He flashes back to events that happened to him in New York. D. He runs away.

Multiple Choice: Circle the best answer for each of the following questions. 1. Brian called himself ____________. a. a genius b. d. 2. a pioneer a city boy c. an adventurer From which point of view is Hatchet written? a. first b. second c. third

3.

Which statement from Hatchet is an opinion? a. Brian could not believe it was that easy. The trees were full of birds singing ahead of him in the sun. b. He looked up the lake shore, to the north. c. Brian was alone in the Canadian wilderness.

4. The pilot's mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulder now. Swore and hissed, Chest! My chest is coming apart!" This passage implies _________________. a. The pilot is having an allergic reaction to the fish he ate. b. The pilot is having a heart attack. c. The pilot wants Brian to take over flying the plane. d. The plane was going to crash. 5. What can you infer from the following statements? In the wilderness Brian faces many hardships and obstacles that make his life difficult. It would be easier to give up. Then, Brian remembers his teachers advice to stay positive. a. Brian is frustrated living in the wilderness and will give up. b. Brian wants to survive, and these words will provide inspiration. c. He is bored and needs entertainment. Figurative Language: Match the figurative language with the proper example. Write the letter on the line. 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______ Allusion Onomatopoeia Simile Idiom Personification Repetition
A. He was alone. In the roaring plane with no pilot he was alone. Alone. B. [Raspberries] sweet and tangy, like pop without fizz C. a Cro-Magnon man would have fire by now. D. Brians mind screamed. E. hissing of noise in the headset. F. nearly jumped out of his skin.

When you are finished, turn in your test to the draw and pick up an extended response handout. You may use your novel and notebook for the extended response portion of the test!

How does Brian see and hear differently from when he first crashed? Use information from the novel and your own ideas and conclusions to support your answer.

Hatchet Notebook Quiz Chapters 1-11

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