Hatchet, Chapters 1 - 5 {Extreme Settings}

What can the reader conclude about Brian's relationship with his mother in Chapter One?

• He has a strong bond with his mother and will miss her while away visiting his father in Canada.

• He wishes that he weren't her son and that he had another mother.

• In spite of his mother's secret he still loves her.

• He loves his father more than he loves his mother.

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Based on what you read, why does Brian's mom allow him to fly on a plane without her?

• She knows that he has never flown on a plane before.

• She doesn't have the money for both of them to fly on the plane.

• It's his only chance to see his father.

• The judge has given him "visitation rights" and she allows him to go see his father.

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Read the excerpt from Hatchet on Pages 8 - 9.

What does Brian's response to the hatchet reveal about his feelings?

• Brian knows the hatchet will look funny if he wears it, so he tells his mother to keep the hatchet.

• Brian appreciates the gift of the hatchet, so he thanks his mother and wears the hatchet with pride.

• Brian dislikes the idea of wearing the hatchet, but he puts the hatchet on his belt out of pity for his mother.

• Brian wants to wear the hatchet in his belt because he knows he might need the hatchet in the future.

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Read the excerpt from Hatchet on Pages 8 - 9.

Which quotation best supports the idea that Brian dislikes the hatchet, but wears it out of pity for his mother?

• "And he normally would have said no, would normally have said no that it looked too hokey to have a hatchet on your belt."

• "Those were the normal things he would say."

• "But her voice was thin, had a sound like something thin that would break if you touched it, and he felt bad for not speaking to her."

• "...he still felt bad for not speaking to her, and so he loosened his belt and pulled the right side out and put the hatchet on and rethreaded the belt."

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According to the text, the first sign that the pilot wasn't feeling well was when:

• The pilot grabbed his chest.

• The pilot rubbed his left shoulder.

• The pilot said his eyes were burning.

• The pilot clutched his stomach and grimaced in pain.

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Based on what you read, which of the following best describes Brian's feelings toward his mom and the "secret" that he knows?

• Uncaring.

• Suspicion and eagerness.

• Anger and embarrassment.

• Resentment and pride.

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Which statement best summarizes Chapter Three?

• A series of errors causes the plane to drop too quickly so that it crashes through trees before it slams into a lake.

• A series of errors causes the plane to drop too quickly so that it crashes through trees before it slams into a lake. Brian frees himself from the submerging plane and pulls himself out through the shattered front window. A screaming Brian struggles through the water to shore.

• A series of errors causes the plane to drop too quickly so that it crashes through trees before it slams into a lake. Not only does Brian not know his original course, he has no idea how much the plane has gone off course.

• A series of errors causes the plane to drop too quickly so that it crashes through trees before it slams into a lake. Mentally Brian practices his plan for bringing the plane down when it runs out of gas by slowing it and landing in a lake. As Brian is trying to make contact by radio, the plane runs out of gas.

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In the opening line of Chapter Four, the narrator states:

"The memory was like a knife cutting into him. Slicing him deep with hate."

This statement is an example of figurative language. This is an example of a:

• Metaphor.

• Onomatopoeia.

• Simile.

• Idiom.

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Reread the excerpt from Chapter Four on Page 31 of the text:

"The crash is over and I'm alive, he thought. Then his eyes closed and he lowered his head for minutes that seemed longer. When he opened them again it was evening and some of the sharp pain had abated - there were many dull aches - and the crash came back to him fully."

What is the meaning of abated as it is used in this excerpt?

• To increase in pain.

• To become less intense.

• To lower in amount.

• To cause dull aches and pains.

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Read this sentence from the passage:

"But on the second attempt, grunting with effort, he managed to come up to a sitting position and scrunched sideways until his back was against a small tree where he sat facing the lake, watching the sky get light and lighter with the coming dawn."

What does the word effort mean?

• Sense of hopelessness.

• Problem one faces.

• Wish to understand a situation.

• Energy needed to do something.

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