Hatchet Part 1

Who gave Brian the Hatchet?

• His father

• His mother

• His girlfriend

• The pilot on the plane

How did the pilot of the plane die?

• stroke

• A passenger killed him

• Heart attack

• In the plane crash

What was "the secret" to which Brian's thoughts often wander?

• That his father is seeing another woman

• That Brian wants to run away from home

• That his mother is pregnant

• That his mother is seeing another man

What happened during Brian's car ride with his mother from the city to meet the plane?

• Brian's mother tried to get him to talk about what was wrong.

• Brian started crying in front of his mother.

• Brian's mother yelled at him.

• Brian told his mother he knew about the secret.

What was Brian's father's job?

• Lumberman

• Accountant

• Lawyer

• Oil engineer

What was the purpose of Brian's trip to the Canadian woods?

• He was going on a camping trip

• He was going to visit his father.

• He was going to visit his uncle.

• He wanted to learn how to fly a plane.

How did Brian's father feel about the divorce?

• He was indifferent.

• He did not want it.

• He felt it was better for Brian.

• He had asked for it himself

What led to Brian's eventual rescue?

• He found a transmitter in the plane wreckage.

• Rescuers sent out by his parents eventually found him.

• Hikers discovered his camp and took him to the nearest town in their van.

• (D)  The pilot emerged from a coma and knew of their location

Why does Brian suddenly realize that he may be out there in the woods for longer than he had anticipated?

• No one knew he was taking a trip.

• There are no cities nearby.

• He heard once on television that search parties cancel the search after two days.

• He had bumped the wheel of the plane during the ride, changing the course.

When Brian has to fly the plane himself after the pilot's heart attack, what prior experience helps him?

• He used to fly with his Uncle Carter.

• He had watched the pilot very closely.

• The pilot had let him take the controls for a few minutes earlier in the ride.

• He had read a lot of books and seen a lot of movies about planes.