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Hatchet: Chapters 10-13
Complete.
Review
1.
Did he make it back in time to signal the airplane?
2.
What was Brian's second idea to catch fish?
3.
Why hadn't Brian thought of fish before?
4.
What did Brian hear when he was in the woods?
5.
Why didn't Brian light the signal fire right away?
6.
How many days have passed since the plane crash?
7.
What did Brian do after he missed signaling the airplane?
8.
What did the turtle leave behind?
9.
Why couldn't Brian catch a fish at first?
10.
What did Brian build on top of the rock shelter?
11.
What was Brian's first idea to catch fish, and did it work?
12.
What animal had Brian heard in the night?
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13.
What was an added bonus of the fire?
14.
What did Brian do that attracted the fish?
15.
What happened the first time Brian tired to use his bow?
16.
What reminded Brian of the fish in the lake when he was looking for food?
17.
Why did Brian get a funny feeling as he fished?
18.
Why was Brian so excited?
19.
What did Brian have to spend most of his time doing?
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Hatchet: Chapters 10-13
Compare/contrast the old Brian and the new Brian.
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Answer Key
1. No, he lit the fire, but the pilot didn't see it.
2. He would try to make a bow and arrow and shoot the fish.
3. He had only looked at the surface of the water, not under the water.
4. an airplane
5. He decided to wait until he thought he heard a plane because he couldn't have kept the fire lit all the
time.
6. forty-seven days
7. He tried to commit suicide by slicing his wrists with the hatchet.
8. a nest full of eggs
9. He forgot that water distorts images, and things aren't exactly where they appear to be.
10. a signal fire
11. He thought of making a spear, but it didn't work.
12. a turtle
13. The smoke kept the mosquitoes away.
14. He put the remains of the fish he had eaten back into the water, and the fish all came and swarmed
that area making it easier for Brian to catch them.
15. It exploded into splinters and almost blinded him.
16. a king fisher
17. He felt something was watching him, and it was a wolf.
18. The eggs were something to eat besides berries.
19. finding food and wood for his fire