Hatchet Plot Quiz

Reorder the following events in order from which they happened.

• He ate his first meat: a foolbird

• He accidentally made fire

• Brian is attacked by a moose and a tornado

• Brian Robeson crashed in the wilderness

• He is rescued by a fur trapper

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Which event occurred in the exposition (the beginning)?

• Brian safely landed the plane

• Brian talked about a flashback with Terry

• Brian boarded the plane headed for Canada

• Brian eats a foolbird and complains it was dry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Draw what you think the hatchet looks like

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which weather event destroyed his shelter?

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Lightning Strike

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Brian spends __ days in the Canadian wilderness.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Match the following vocabulary terms to their definitions

• A facial expression to express disgust or pain

• Vague

• Unclear

• Grimace

• Minimize

• Abate

• Surprisingly impressive

• Hokey

• Obviously fake

• Staggering

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What food makes Brian sick?

• Gut cherries

• Raspberries

• Strawberries

• Oranges

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did Gary Paulsen write the novel Hatchet? (think PIE)

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• All three reasons

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Brian saw a bear ___________.

• inside his shelter

• by the lake near his shelter

• by the lake near his shelter

• in the berry patch

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why do you think Brian was so determined to get the hatchet from the lake? What do you think the hatchet means to Brian?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1