Hatchet Chapter 5/"What Would Peter Do?"

“It was midafternoon, and the sun had come over him and cooked him as he slept.” This is an example of _________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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“It was midafternoon, and the sun had come over him and cooked him as he slept.” What is the author trying to convey?

• Brian is hungry and is cooking a meal.

• Brian is getting warm in the sun.

• Brian is getting a sunburn.

• Brian is relaxing in the sun while taking a nap.

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Which evidence best supports that Brian is getting a sunburn?

• “Which did not help the thirst, made it worse.”

• “...and cook it over a slick little fire, and pretty soon he had a full eight-course meal.”

• “His face was on fire, would blister, would peel.”

• “...if he did not drink some water soon he felt that he would wither up and die.”

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Which of the following represents the best summary for chapter 5?

• Brian wakes up thirsty.

• Brian is angry at his mother. He blames her for the situation he is in.

• Brian wakes up suddenly. His face hurts because it is severely burned. He thinks about the pilot strapped in his seat at the bottom of the lake. It's very sad that the pilot died.

• Brian awakens suddenly, feeling unbelievably thirsty. It is mid-afternoon and his face is badly sunburned. He wonders if the water is safe to drink and thinks briefly of the dead pilot.

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"There were large things in the woods. There were wolves, he thought, and bears-other things. In the dark he would be in the open here, just sitting at the bottom of a tree." How do Brian's thoughts lead to action?

• Brian thinks that searchers will find him in two or three days.

• Brian is later attacked by certain animals.

• Brian thinks about a big juicy hamburger and it makes him even more hungry than he was before.

• Brian realizes he must build a shelter to increase his chance for survival.

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“Now with the thought of the burger, the emptiness roared at him.”

What impact does the phrase, “emptiness roared,” have on the overall meaning of the passage?

• This shows us that Brian was scared of the animals in the woods.

• This shows the reader that he is far more hungry than he would be on a normal day.

• This shows the reader that Brian was angry that he had nothing to eat.

• This shows us that hamburgers are Brian’s favorite food.

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What is the meaning of “drum” in the following passage:

“Those were all the things he had, but he also had himself. Perpich used to drum that into them- ‘You are your most valuable asset.’”

• (n.) a musical instrument

• (v.) to sound rhythmically

• (n.) a type of fish

• (v.) to drive by force or repetition

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Which of the following sentences expresses the same meaning of the word drum?

• My mother used to drum into me the importance of having good manners.

• Kyle plays the drum in the school band.

• The constant drum of the rain put me to sleep.

• We went to the lake and caught a limit of drum.

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Brian realizes that searchers may not find him for a long time because __________________.

• his father wasn't expecting him

• no one cared

• the pilot hadn't filed a flight plan

• he believes that the plane had flown for hours off course

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Which statement best describes how Brian is changing now that he has survived the crash?

• Brian is beginning to become more homesick.

• Brian has become an expert on survival.

• Brian has made up his mind that he will do what he can to survive until he can be rescued and returned to his home.

• Brian is waiting for someone to come and get him.

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