Hatchet Chapters 9

Brian tried lighting many items. Finally he was able to make a fire by igniting _________________.
1. grass and twigs
2. the twenty dollar bill in his pocket
3. birch bark peelings
4. dry leaves
Brian discovered that he also needed ___________ to get the fire going.
1. oil
2. air
3. pinecones
4. grass
Which of the following was NOT a reason Brian wanted a fire?
1. The fire would keep away animals like the porcupine.
2. The smoke from the fire kept the mosquitoes away.
3. Brian could heat his raspberries on the fire.
4. Brian could build a signal fire.
Building the fire took Brian __________.
1. only a few minutes to build after he learned the hatchet made sparks on the flint stone
2. several days of hard work to build
3. a large part of the day to get started trying different kinds of kindling
4. a few hours using only grass and twigs as kindling
Brian was lucky a sound woke him because _____________.
1. his fire was about to go out
2. he was about to get wet from the rain
3. a deer was getting into his raspberries
4. his jacket was blowing away
_____________ was making the noise that awakened Brian.
1. A turtle
2. A bear
3. A moose
4. An airplane flying overhead
Brian called himself ____________.
1. a genius
2. a pioneer
3. an adventurer
4. a city boy
The best thing about having the night visitor was Brian _______________.
1. knew he could have soup
2. now had food
3. remembered how to make a hammock
How did Brian know the animal that came up in the sand was a turtle?
1. Brian had seen a television show about sea turtles.
2. Brian had read a book in science class about sea turtles.
3. Brian had seen sea turtles when he visited the aquarium.
4. Brian had seen sea turtles on a vacation to the coast.
Watching Uncle Carter eat ____________ made Brian feel queasy.
1. worms dipped in ketchup
2. live grasshoppers
3. chocolate covered ants
4. a raw egg with his milk
The turtle eggs looked _____________.
1. white and round like ping pong balls
2. blue and oval like robin eggs
3. brown and oval like chicken eggs
4. green and spotted like moldy cheese
Brian ate ______________.
1. half the eggs
2. all seventeen eggs
3. only one egg
4. six eggs and saved the rest
A good title for Chapter 9 could be ______________.
1. The Airplane
2. The Huge Bird
3. The Wonders of Fire
4. The Wolf in the Forest
A good title for Chapter 10 could be ______________.
1. A Wonderful Meal
2. Magic
3. A Sleepless Night
4. Turtle Eggs
Which statement about Hatchet contains a cause-effect relationship?
1. Brian's throat tried to throw the egg back up. His whole body seemed to convulse with it.
2. Uncle Carter was Brian's father's brother. He put an egg in a glass of milk and drank it in the morning.
3. A water animal came up to the sand. The animal was a turtle.
4. The turtle laid eggs in the sand. Brian now has food.
From which point of view is Hatchet written?
1. first - The writer uses pronouns such as "I" or "me" or "my".
2. second - The narrator tells the story using the pronoun "you".
3. third - The story is told using pronouns such as "he", "she", or "it".

Hatchet Chapters 9 - 10

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