Hatchet Chapters 1-2

1. Brian Robeson was headed to ______ in a Cessna 406 to spend the summer with his dad.

• a. the coast in Washington state

• b. the wilderness of North Dakota

• c. the oil fields in Canada

• d. the cornfields in Oklahoma

2. While Brian traveled, the pilot taught him ______.

• a. how to steer a Cessna 406

• b. how to fill the gas tank on the Cessna 406

• c. how to read the instrument panel on the Cessna 406

• d. how to use a hatchet

3. While Brian was riding in the Cessna, he was thinking about ______.

• a. his girlfriend

• b. catching fish

• c. what he and his father were going to do over the summer

• d. his parents' divorce

4. The first sign that the pilot wasn't feeling well was when ______.

• a. the pilot grabbed his chest

• b. the pilot rubbed his left shoulder

• c. the pilot said his eyes were burning

• d. the pilot clutched his stomach

5. How often did Brian use the radio to call for help?

• a. every hour

• b. every half hour

• c. every ten minutes

• d. every two hours

6. Brian decided he should land the plane _______.

• a. on top of a mountain

• b. on an empty road

• c. in an empty field

• d. on a lake

7. The pilot's mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the sea, holding his shoulder now. Swore and hissed, "Chest! My chest is coming apart!"

This passage implies ______.

• a. the pilot is having an allergic reaction to the fish he ate.

• b. the pilot is having a heart attack.

• c. the pilot was Brian to take over flying the plane

• d. The plane was going to crash

8. Which sequence best describes the order of events in chapters 1-2?

• a. 4, 2, 6, 3, 7, 1, 5

• b. 4, 2, 6, 3, 7, 5, 1

• c. 4, 2, 6, 1, 5, 3, 7

• d. 3, 7, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

9. What is the main conflict in chapters 1-2?

• a. Brian's parents get a divorce.

• b. Brian's mother gives him a gift he doesn't like.

• c. Brian must spend the summer with his father in Canada instead of with his friends in New York.

• d. The pilot that is flying the Cessna has a heart attack leaving Brian alone in the plane.

10. Based on the story it is likely that ______.

• a. Brian will be able to talk to another pilot on the radio.

• b. the Cessna will crash into a lake

• c. the Cessna will land in the middle of a forest of trees

• d. Brian's mother will call him on his cell phone