About the Book
Setting
Plot
Quotations
Themes and Topics
100
The main character's name.
What is Brian Robeson.
100
Where Hatchet takes place.
What is the wilderness of Northern Canada.
100
The berries that Brian first eats that make him sick are called this.
What are "gut cherries".
100
What Brian describes himself as being full of after the first rescue plane doesn't see him and he becomes the New Brian.
What is "tough hope"?
100
The definition of "theme".
What is the main message the author is trying to tell us about the nature of humanity.
200
The author the novel Hatchet.
Who is Gary Paulsen.
200
Where Brian builds his shelter.
What is in a cave.
200
"The Secret" that Brian is so upset about.
What is that Brian saw his mother kissing another man.
200
Brian's mother calls him this after he puts on the Hatchet.
What is "her little boy scout"?
200
Divorce, survival, and wildlife are all ____________ in the book.
What are topics?
300
The number of chapters in the novel Hatchet.
What is 20 (19 plus an epilogue).
300
The shape of the lake Brian's plane crashes beside.
What is an L shape.
300
Brian's dream that led to him making a fire.
What is Brian's friend Terry lighting a barbeque fire and pointing at it.
300
What Brian exclaims when he finally starts the fire.
What is "Fire! I've got it, I've got it"?
300
A way that Brian's relationship with nature changed by the end of the book.
What is that Brian learned to listen and respect the animals rather than fear them. (OTHER ANSWERS OK)
400
The genre of Hatchet.
What is realistic fiction?
400
Where Brian left from (where him and his mother live).
Where is Hampton, New York.
400
Brian is attacked by this animal.
What is a moose?
400
What Brian yells out when the gut cherries make him sick.
What is "Mother!"?
400
Ways that Brian changes as a person by the end of the book.
What is that he becomes resilient, he learns to think things through carefully to avoid mistakes, he becomes more independent, he values hard work, he learns to appreciate the wildnerness, ETC.
500
How old Brian is.
What is 13?
500
The name of the plane that Brian crashes.
What is a Cessna 406 Bush Plane.
500
Brian finds these things in the survival pack.
What are a sleeping bag, a cookset, matches/ lighters, a knife, a first aid kit, a cap, a fishing kit, a rifle, food packets, and an emergency transmitter.
500
What Brian asks the man who comes to rescue him.
What is "Would you like something to eat?"
500
A theme of the novel (as discussed in class).
What is that people are resilient.
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