Hatchet Chapters 15 and 16

Brian knew how many days he has been in the Canadian wilderness by _____.

• making a mark for each day on the stone near the door to his shelter

• dropping rocks into a bag he hung up on a nearby tree

• piling up sticks, one for each day

• his watch that tells him the day

Brian knew he couldn't catch the small rabbits or squirrels beccause they were too fast, but he thought he could hit a ____ with an arrow or spear.

• buck

• larger rabbit

• bear

• moose

Why did Brian get frustrated with the foolbirds?

• Brian thought they tasted terrible after working so hard to catch one.

• Brian thought they would taste like chicken, but they didn't

• Brian could be right beside one and not see it.

• Brian thought they were too much trouble for such a small amount of meat.

Brian discovered the secret to catch a foolbird was to ____.

• listen for the chirping sound it made

• look for softness of feathers

• look for the correct brown color of the bird

• look for the pear-shaped body

Brian cooked the foolbird by ____.

• wrapping it in leaves and placing it in the fire

• steaming it on a hot rock

• putting it in a pot mixed with raspberries

• placing it over the fire on a Y-shaped stick

What does Brian eat?

• frogs, fish, and birds

• skunk, fish, and squirrels

• fish, foolbirds, and rabbits

• opossums, fish, and worms

Brian was able to move close to the foolbirds by ____.

• moving just a little at a time then freezing for a moment

• moving towards them at an angle so that it seemed he was moving off to the side

• sliding on his stomach

• swinging from tree to tree like a monkey

While washing the foolbird in the lake, Brian was attacked by a ___.

• fox

• falcon

• caribou

• moose

Brian escaped the insane animal by ____.

• playing injured and dead

• yelling and screaming

• shooting it with arrows

• throwing sand in its face

The roaring sound of ___ awakened Brian.

• a tornado

• an airplane

• a swarm of bees

• two bears fighting