Hatchet Plot Quiz

Reorder the following events in order from which they happened.

• Brian Robeson crashed in the wilderness

• He is rescued by a fur trapper

• He accidentally made fire

• He ate his first meat: a foolbird

• Brian is attacked by a moose and a tornado

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

Draw what you think the hatchet looks like

Which weather event destroyed his shelter?

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Lightning Strike

Brian spends __ days in the Canadian wilderness.

Match the following vocabulary terms to their definitions

• Minimize

• Abate

• A facial expression to express disgust or pain

• Staggering

• Obviously fake

• Hokey

• Unclear

• Grimace

• Surprisingly impressive

• Vague

What food makes Brian sick?

• Gut cherries

• Raspberries

• Strawberries

• Oranges

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

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• All three reasons

Brian saw a bear ___________.

• inside his shelter

• by the lake near his shelter

• by the lake near his shelter

• in the berry patch

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