1. Where was Brian able to land the plane? 2. What did Brian have to do to make it out of the crashed airplane alive?

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1 Hatchet Answer the following questions. Chapter 1 1. Where is Brian going? 2. Why is Brian not speaking to his mom? 3. What did Brian s mom give him on the drive up to meet the airplane? 4. What happened to the pilot as they flew toward Canada? 5. How did Brian know the pilot was having a heart attack? Chapter 2 1. What was the response Brian got as he tried to communicate over the radio? 2. What were Brian s two choices as he flew in the plane wondering what to do? 3. Where did Brian decide would be the best place to land the plane? 4. What did the airplane do that made Brian realize he had to land the plane? Chapter 3 1. Where was Brian able to land the plane? 2. What did Brian have to do to make it out of the crashed airplane alive? Chapter 4 1. What was the Secret Brian knew about his mom? 2. What attacked Brian as he watched the sun rise? 3. What made the mosquitos and black flies disappear and leave Brian alone? 4. How does the forest compare to the city life Brian was used to? Chapter 5 1. How old is Brian? 2. What advice did Brian s English teacher, Perpich, give him in school? 3. Why did Brian think the searchers wouldn t be able to find him immediately? Chapter 6 1. What did Brian decide to use as a shelter? 2. What food did Brian find to eat? 3. How did Brian make his shelter safer?

2 Chapter 7 1. When Brian looked in the water at his reflection, how did he feel? 2. Why? 3. What did Brian call the berries that made him sick? 4. What other kind of berries did Brian find? 5. When Brian ran away from the raspberry bushes after seeing the bear, why did he turn back and go back to the raspberry bushes? Chapter 8 1. Why had the porcupine attacked Brian during the night in the shelter? 2. What did Brian dream of the night he got hurt by the porcupine? 3. What was Brian able to use to start a fire? Chapter 9 1. What steps did Brian take to make a fire? 2. Why do you think Brian felt like the fire was his friend? Chapter What did Brian find at the shore four inches buries in the sand? 2. Who had laid the eggs? 3. How did Brian eat the eggs? 4. Why did Brian not want to stop thinking about the searchers? Chapter How had Brian begun to change physically since the crash? 2. How was Brian s mind different since the crash? 3. What was Brian s plan if he ever heard a plane engine roar overhead? 4. As Brian looked over the lake what did he realize he could eat? Chapter What was Brian working on when he heard the whine of the plane engine? 2. Tell me three words that would describe how Brian felt when the plane turned and went away? Chapter What did Brian use for a string on his bow?

3 2. Why wasn t Brian able to catch any fish when he first made his bow and arrow? 3. What kind of hope did Brian find building in him? Chapter What were the effects Brian had after he was sprayed with the skunk? 2. How did Brian make a ladder to get to his food shelf? 3. What did Brian do to store the fish so they wouldn t go bad? Chapter Tell me about the event, First Meat? 2. Why was it so difficult for Brian to catch a foolbird? 3. Why didn t flies or mosquitos come into the shelter when the fire was built up? 4. When Brian was cleaning the bird to eat it, what did he do with the insides of the bird? Chapter Tell me some of the First Days Brian remembered? 2. How did the moose react to Brian when she saw him at the water and wanted to come down to the water herself? 3. What did Brian have to do to get away from the moose? 4. Why did Brian feel like he was back to square one after the tornado? 5. After the tornado, what unnatural object was sticking out of the water? Chapter Why was Brian anxious to get the survival pack from the back of the plane? 2. What is a fish board? 3. Why was building a raft difficult for Brian? 4. How did he solve his problem and tie the logs together for the raft? 5. When Brian finally made it to the plane, what was his predicament? Chapter How was Brian able to get into the plane? 2. What did Brian have to dive into the water for? 3. What made Brian sick when he was under the water looking for the survival bag? 4. How long did it take Brian to go to the plane, get the survival bag and get back to his camp?

4 Chapter How did Brian feel about the items in the survival pack as he looked through them? 2. How did the items in the survival bag change him? 3. When Brian went through the dehydrated food packages, why do you think he decided to feast now and be careful with the food later? 4. When Brian was preparing his feast and drinking his orange drink, what appeared out of the sky? 5. What was the first thing Brian said to the pilot of the plane who heard his transmitter?

5 Hatchet By Gary Paulsen Brian's on his way to visit his father in Canada when the pilot of the small airplane he's in has a heart attack. Brian spends 54 days out in the Canadian wilderness learning how to survive. His mother gave him a hatchet before he left and with that he learned to make a bow and arrows, a spear and fire. Chapter 1 1. Where is Brian going? To visit his dad in Canada p Why is Brian not speaking to his mom? He s angry at her for causing the divorce/ he knows a secret about her p What did Brian s mom give him on the drive up to meet the airplane? A hatchet p What happened to the pilot as they flew toward Canada? He had a heart attack p How did Brian know the pilot was having a heart attack? He saw an elderly man have a heart attack in the mall and he was acting the same p. 11 Chapter 2 1. What was the response Brian got as he tried to communicate over the radio? Someone responded, but the transmission was lost and he never got anyone else p What were Brian s two choices as he flew in the plane wondering what to do? Take the plane down immediately or wait until it ran out of fuel and the plane would go down by force p Where did Brian decide would be the best place to land the plane? on the water p What did the airplane do that made Brian realize he had to land the plane? Coughed and died/ ran out of gas p. 25 Chapter 3 1. Where was Brian able to land the plane? In an L shaped lake p What did Brian have to do to make it out of the crashed airplane alive? Tear off his seatbelt, swim through the broken windshield, swim to the surface and swim to shore. P. 29 Chapter 4 1. What was the Secret Brian knew about his mom? He saw her with another man in a station wagon and assumed that was the reason for the divorce p What attacked Brian as he watched the sun rise? Mosquitoes and black flies p What made the mosquitoes and black flies disappear and leave Brian alone? Heat from the sun/ sun rising fully p. 38

6 4. How does the forest compare to the city life Brian was used to? quiet, different colors, insects humming, birds chirping, splashing from the fish p. 41 Chapter 5 1. How old is Brian? 13 years old p What advice did Brian s English teacher, Perpich, give him in school? be motivated, you re your best asset, stay positive and on top of things, p Why did Brian think the searchers wouldn t be able to find him immediately? When the pilot was having his heart attack, he jerked the plane off course. p. 53 Chapter 6 1. What did Brian decide to use as a shelter? an overhang in the cliff p What food did Brian find to eat? Tart berries on a bush p How did Brian make his shelter safer? Used sticks to make a wall and closed it off p. 65 Chapter 7 1. When Brian looked in the water at his reflection, how did he feel? He was frightened p Why? He saw how cut up, bruised, swollen, bleeding he was/ didn t realize he was in such bad shape p What did Brian call the berries that made him sick? Gut cherries p What other kind of berries did Brian find? Raspberries p When Brian ran away from the raspberry bushes after seeing the bear, why did he turn back? He realized the bear wasn t there to hurt him, the bear just wanted the raspberries p. 75 Chapter 8 1. Why had the porcupine attacked Brian during the night in the shelter? Brian scared it/ it was protecting itself p What did Brian dream of the night he got hurt by the porcupine? His father and Terry telling him how to make a fire p What was Brian able to use to start a fire? Using his hatchet against the rocks/ making sparks p. 86 Chapter 9 1. What steps did Brian take to make a fire? Make sparks from hatchet and rock onto fine kindling, blow gently on it, add small wood pieces and grass, then dried sticks from trees p Why do you think Brian felt like the fire was his friend? It would protect him and help him p. 92 Chapter 10

7 1. What did Brian find at the shore four inches buries in the sand? Eggs p Who had laid the eggs? A turtle p How did Brian eat the eggs? Break them open with his hatchet and a stick and ate them raw p Why did Brian not want to stop thinking about the searchers? he felt if he stopped thinking about them, they would stop thinking about him p. 102 Chapter How had Brian begun to change physically since the crash? Thinner, tanned, leathery face p How was Brian s mind different since the crash? He now knew what the noises were around him, when he saw something he really saw it, not just noticed it p What was Brian s plan if he ever heard a plane engine roar overhead? Run up with a burning limb and light the signal fire p As Brian looked over the lake what did he realize he could eat? Fish p. 107 Chapter What was Brian working on when he heard the whine of the plane engine? Bow p Tell me three words that would describe how Brian felt when the plane turned and went away? Despair, disappointment, hopeless, sad, alone etc. p. 118 Chapter What did Brian use for a string on his bow? His shoelace p Why wasn t Brian able to catch any fish when he first made his bow and arrow? He was aiming to high/ the water would make the fish appear closer than they were p What kind of hope did Brian find building in him? tough hope/ hope that he could survive and take care of himself p. 127 Chapter What were the effects Brian had after he was sprayed with the skunk? Blind for two full hours, eyes hurt for weeks, smell lingered at least a month and a half later p How did Brian make a ladder to get to his food shelf? Found a pine, chopped off branches so the remaining branches were 4-5 apart, chopped the log so it s only ten feet long p What did Brian do to store the fish so they wouldn t go bad? He made a pond to keep them close and fresh so he could catch them when he needed them p. 136 Chapter Tell me about the event, First Meat? That was the first time Brian killed a foolbird for food p. 142

8 2. Why was it so difficult for Brian to catch a foolbird? They blended in with the environment, silent, stood perfectly still, couldn t see them until after they flew p Why didn t flies or mosquitos come into the shelter when the fire was built up? They didn t like the smoke p When Brian was cleaning the bird to eat it, what did he do with the insides of the bird? Wash it off into the pond p. 144 Chapter Tell me some of the First Days Brian remembered? First Arrow Day, First Rabbit Day, First Meat Day p How did the moose react to Brian when she saw him at the water and wanted to come down to the water herself? Attacked him p What did Brian have to do to get away from the moose? When the moose was eating he had to crawl away slowly from her, stopping and waiting when the hair on her back raised up p Why did Brian feel like he was back to square one after the tornado? He was injured, had no fire, no food, weapons and shelter were gone p After the tornado, what unnatural object was sticking out of the water? The tail of the airplane p. 159 Chapter Why was Brian anxious to get the survival pack from the back of the plane? It would have things to make his surviving much easier p What is a fish board? A flattened board Brian used to lay his fish on and lean to the fire to cook them p Why was building a raft difficult for Brian? He didn t have anything to hold the logs together p How did he solve his problem and tie the logs together for the raft? Used logs with branches and wove them together p When Brian finally made it to the plane, what was his predicament? Couldn t get inside the plane p. 172 Chapter How was Brian able to get into the plane? Cut through the aluminum with his hatchet p What did Brian have to dive into the water for? His hatchet p What made Brian sick when he was under the water looking for the survival bag? Seeing the skull of the pilot p How long did it take Brian to go to the plane, get the survival bag and get back to his camp? From morning until into the dark of night p. 183 Chapter 19

9 1. How did Brian feel about the items in the survival pack as he looked through them? Happy and sad/ they changed him p How did the items in the survival bag change him? made him more removed from the world around him p When Brian went through the dehydrated food packages, why do you think he decided to feast now and be careful with the food later? 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 p When Brian was preparing his feast and drinking his orange drink, what appeared out of the sky? An airplane p What was the first thing Brian said to the pilot of the plane who heard his transmitter? Would you like something to eat? p. 191

Hatchet Student Copy Chapter Why could there be no conversation in the plane? 2. Who had taken Brian to meet the plane? 3. How old is Brian?

Hatchet Student Copy Chapter Why could there be no conversation in the plane? 2. Who had taken Brian to meet the plane? 3. How old is Brian? Student Copy Chapter 1 1. Why could there be no conversation in the plane? 2. Who had taken Brian to meet the plane? 3. How old is Brian? 4. What was the single word that started the thinking for Brian?