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    Hatchet CH 14 15 Questions

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    1) Brian encounters challenges from wildlife in the wilderness that could have fatal consequences if mistakes are made, unlike mistakes in the city. He learns a difficult lesson after being attacked by a skunk. 2) Brian works to improve his shelter to better protect himself from the elements and creatures. He also secures his food supply in a new, remote location and finds a steady source of fish. 3) After many experiences and close calls, Brian has become a highly skilled survivor and hunter in the wilderness. He is able to track and kill birds and other wildlife despite having no prior experience or training.

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    1) Brian encounters challenges from wildlife in the wilderness that could have fatal consequences if mistakes are made, unlike mistakes in the city. He learns a difficult lesson after being attacked by a skunk. 2) Brian works to improve his shelter to better protect himself from the elements and creatures. He also secures his food supply in a new, remote location and finds a steady source of fish. 3) After many experiences and close calls, Brian has become a highly skilled survivor and hunter in the wilderness. He is able to track and kill birds and other wildlife despite having no prior experience or training.

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    1) Brian encounters challenges from wildlife in the wilderness that could have fatal consequences if mistakes are made, unlike mistakes in the city. He learns a difficult lesson after being attacked by a skunk. 2) Brian works to improve his shelter to better protect himself from the elements and creatures. He also secures his food supply in a new, remote location and finds a steady source of fish. 3) After many experiences and close calls, Brian has become a highly skilled survivor and hunter in the wilderness. He is able to track and kill birds and other wildlife despite having no prior experience or training.

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    1) Brian encounters challenges from wildlife in the wilderness that could have fatal consequences if mistakes are made, unlike mistakes in the city. He learns a difficult lesson after being attacked by a skunk. 2) Brian works to improve his shelter to better protect himself from the elements and creatures. He also secures his food supply in a new, remote location and finds a steady source of fish. 3) After many experiences and close calls, Brian has become a highly skilled survivor and hunter in the wilderness. He is able to track and kill birds and other wildlife despite having no prior experience or training.

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    Hatchet Name: _______________

    Date: ________________

    Chapter 14

    Answer the following questions in complete sentence form. Give examples from the story to support
    your answer.

    1a. Explain the difference between a mistake in the city and a mistake made in the wilderness.

    1b. According to Brian, what was the “great, single driving influence in nature”?

    2. Why did Brian attempt to chase the skunk away from his campsite?

    3. Explain how Brian's encounter with the skunk had almost fatal results. What lesson did he learn?

    4. How long did it take for Brian to improve his shelter so that he would be safer from the elements and
    the creatures of the wild?

    5. What "constant" problem did Brian face in the wilderness?

    6. Describe Brian's new location for storing his food securely.

    7. How was he able to reach this new location?

    8. How was Brian able to obtain a ready supply of fresh fish for his diet?

    9. What title would you give this chapter?

    10. Draw a sketch for chapter 14.

    Alphabetize the words in the vocabulary list from Chapter 14. What does each mean?

    rectify, vital, creatures, influence, fragment, confines, devastating, sulfurous, corrosive, seared,
    impaired, carp, wove, mesh, propped, manure, bearings, enclosure

    Chapter 15

    1a. What special day was burned into Brian's memory?

    1b. Describe Brian’s method of keeping track of time.

    2a. What was it about the foolbirds that drove Brian crazy?

    2b. What secret key finally enabled Brian to detect the birds before they exploded into flight?

    3. Explain how he finally got the bird?

    4. What problem did he face once he had killed the bird?

    5. How does the author make us aware of Brian's appreciation for the new food?

    6. How, do you think, was it possible for Brian to do these things that he had never done without anyone
    teaching him?

    7. What title would you give this chapter?


    8. Draw a sketch for chapter 15.

    Alphabetize the words in the vocabulary list from Chapter 15. What does each mean?

    Vocabulary: journal, saliva, chattered, bounded, insane, sarcasm, streamlined, stabilize, fluttered, fragile,
    dung, banded

    Chapter 16

    1a. Why was Brian able to reassure himself despite the fact he was always hungry?

    1b. Explain why Brian said that dipping his hands in the water was nearly the last act of his life.

    2. Describe the method Brian had perfected when hunting birds.

    3. What was the telltale sign that a bird was about to fly away?

    4. What incident indicates that Brian had become a highly skilled hunter of birds?

    5. Describe the moose attack on Brian.

    6. What is the telltale sign that a moose is angry?

    7. What woke Brian up that night while he slept in his shelter?

    8. Brian was once again alone with just his hatchet. Why didn’t he feel the same hopelessness as when
    he first landed?

    9. After the devastation of the tornado, Brain was able to show some humor. Cite the example.

    10. What did Brian discover while measuring the tornado’s damage?

    11. What title would you give this chapter?

    12. Draw a sketch for chapter 16.

    Vocabulary. Find the definition of each:

    tattered

    pitch

    shaft

    retrieved

    wrenched

    column

    spout

    Add three more words of your choice

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