Hatchet Chapter 6

In the beginning of Chapter 6, what type of shelter did Brian plan on building?

• A debris hut

• An A-frame shelter

• A lean-to shelter

• A treehouse

As Brian started to search for food, why did he want to stay near the lake?

• He thought the plane under the water might show up to somebody flying over and he didn’t want to diminish any chance he might have of being found.

• He wanted to capture fish from the lake

• He needed the lake to wash the berries

• He was afraid to get lost, so he used the lake as a reference point.

True or False? Brian ended up making a lean-to shelter.

• True

• False

How did Brian determine where North was?

• The moss on the trees

• He used the sun’s position as reference

• He used a compass

• He used his analogue watch

Brian got lucky (again) as he had found a stone ridge with a watertight overhang that would be a great foundation for his shelter. In the distant past, it was scooped up by a(n) _________, which had left a kind of sideways bowl.

• Glacier

• Bulldozer

• Explosion

• Tsunami

True or False? When Brian drank the lake water, thinking it would fill him up, his hunger actually became worse.

• True

• False

True or False? It was difficult for Brian to find and make food because he was used to buying food from the store and have his mom prepare his meals.

• True

• False

What month did Brian’s dad move out?

• November

• December

• January

• February

The author uses the principles of “show don’t (just) tell” in his writing. For example, instead of saying “Brain is hungry”, he states: “[Brian’s] mouth was full of saliva and his stomach was twisting and growling” (p. 60). Can you find any other examples of when the author uses the “show don’t (just) tell principle” throughout chapter 6? If so, please use a direct quote that demonstrates this writing principle.

Prior to being stranded in the Canadian Wilderness, what had Brian read or seen that told him about food in the wilderness?

• A book about berries

• A bird whispered to his ear and told him where to find berries

• Chefs who cooked salmon

• A television show about air force pilots and some kind of survival course they took.