Point of View Detectives
Which point of view is used in Hatchet?
A. First person
B. Third person
C. Second person
B. Third person
Which detail shows realistic survival skills?
A. Brian flies a spaceship.
B. Brian builds a fire using sparks.
C. Brian finds a magic tool.
B. Brian builds a fire using sparks.
Which word means “with great care”?
A. sputtered
B. painstaking
C. ignite
B. painstaking
Which word has the same sound as horn?
A. turn
B. fork
C. hair
B. fork
What lesson does Brian learn from struggling?
A. Giving up is best.
B. Fire is dangerous.
C. Persistence helps solve problems.
C. Persistence helps solve problems.
Quote Analysis – Event Connection
Quote: “So close,” he thought. “So close …”
What event is this quote connected to?
A. Brian almost catching a fish
B. Brian building a shelter
C. Brian nearly starting the fire, but it goes out
C. Brian nearly starting the fire, but it goes out
Which sentence shows the narrator revealing Brian’s thoughts?
A. Brian ran toward the lake.
B. The sparks jumped off the rock.
C. “I will have fire,” he thought.
C. “I will have fire,” he thought.
What problem does Brian solve in this section?
A. He finds treasure.
B. He builds a shelter.
C. He learns how to make fire.
C. He learns how to make fire.
Which word best fits:
“He walked _______ across the icy bridge so he would not fall.”
A. gratified
B. ignite
C. gingerly
C. gingerly
Which word has the same r-controlled vowel as bird?
A. bar
B. corn
C. shirt
C. shirt
Which detail best supports that Brian is determined?
A. He keeps trying different materials.
B. He sits and cries.
C. He falls asleep.
A. He keeps trying different materials.
Quote Analysis – Character Thinking
Quote:
“I will have a fire here,” he thought, and struck again.
What does this quote show about Brian?
A. He is determined and refuses to give up
B. He is confused and scared
C. He is angry at the forest
A. He is determined and refuses to give up
Why does the narrator only share Brian’s thoughts?
A. Because Brian is the main character.
B. Because the narrator forgets the other characters.
C. Because Brian is telling the story himself.
A. Because Brian is the main character.
Which action helps Brian survive?
A. He carefully gathers tinder.
B. He ignores the weather.
C. He waits for help.
A. He carefully gathers tinder.
Which word means “made popping sounds and went out”?
A. sputtered
B. ignite
C. painful
A. sputtered
Which word has the same sound as sharp?
A. harm
B. care
C. tire
A. harm
Why does Brian feel proud at the end?
A. He found water.
B. He scared away animals.
C. He successfully made fire.
C. He successfully made fire.
Quote Analysis – Author’s Purpose
Quote:
“His leg was instantly torn with pain, as if a hundred needles had been driven into it.”
Why did the author include this detail?
A. To make the story funny
B. To show how dangerous porcupines are
C. To help the reader understand how intense the pain was
C. To help the reader understand how intense the pain was
Which sentence is written in first-person point of view?
A. Brian felt tired and sore.
B. He tried again to make fire.
C. I can’t give up now.
C. I can’t give up now.
Which detail makes the story believable?
A. Brian talks to animals.
B. Brian feels pain and hunger.
C. Brian becomes invisible to animals.
B. Brian feels pain and hunger.
Which word means “felt happy or satisfied”?
A. ignite
B. gratified
C. gingerly
B. gratified
Which word contains the /er/ sound like person?
A. berry
B. storm
C. circus
C. circus
Which theme best fits this passage?
A. Nature is always dangerous.
B. Hard work and problem solving lead to success.
C. Friends are more important than tools.
B. Hard work and problem solving lead to success.
Quote Analysis – Narrator’s Clues
Quote:
“He looked around and wished he had somebody to tell this thing he had done.”
What does this quote tell the reader about Brian?
A. He wants to leave the forest immediately
B. He feels lonely even after his success
C. He is proud of his shelter
B. He feels lonely even after his success
Which sentence shows that the narrator is NOT the main character?
A. He thought the shadow was alive.
B. I am scared in the dark cave.
C. We ran away from the noise.
A. He thought the shadow was alive.
Why is Hatchet considered realistic fiction?
A. The events could happen in real life.
B. The story has talking animals.
C. The story takes place in the future.
A. The events could happen in real life.
Which word means “to start a fire”?
A. ignite
B. gingerly
C. gratified
A. ignite
Which word has the same r-controlled vowel as car?
A. star
B. her
C. bird
A. star
What is the main challenge Brian faces in this section?
A. Finding food
B. Making fire
C. Building a shelter
B. Making fire
Quote Analysis – Author’s Purpose
Quote:
“The sparks poured like a golden waterfall.”
Why did the author include this description?
A. To show that the cave was flooding
B. To help the reader visualize how many sparks were flying
C. To explain how waterfalls are formed
B. To help the reader visualize how many sparks were flying
Final Jeopardy Question: Which quote best represents the theme or author’s purpose of the reading?
A.“There could be fire here, he thought. I will have fire here, he thought, and struck again—I will have fire from the hatchet.”
B.“The material had to be finer. There had to be a soft and incredibly fine nest for the sparks.”
C. “He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark cave and thought of it as when he learned the most important rule of survival — that feeling sorry for yourself didn’t work.”
C. “He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark cave and thought of it as when he learned the most important rule of survival — that feeling sorry for yourself didn’t work.”