Hatchet
What happened to the pilot of the plane that Brian was riding with to meet his dad?
He had a heart attack and passed away.
What is the meaning of the word, minute?
What state was the main character, Billie Jo, from?
What type of figurative language is the phrase, he is as strong as an ox?
Simile.
The island of Barbados.
What did Brian call the disgusting cherries that he had eaten in the beginning of the story?
Gut cherries.
What is the meaning of the word, abandon?
To leave behind or desert.
What did Billie Jo name her little brother?
Franklin.
What type of figurative language is the phrase, blanket of snow?
Metaphor.
Why did Kit come to Wethersfield?
Her grandfather died and her only family left was her aunt and uncle in Wethersfield.
He had a dream where his friend and his dad were trying to show him how he could make fire.
What is the meaning of the word, civic?
Relating to citizenship or to a city.
Billie Jo accidently tossed a pail of kerosene on her because she did not know that Ma was coming back into the house.
What type of figurative language is the phrase, lightning danced across the sky?
What is the name of the woman that Kit met in the meadows? (The Witch of Blackbird Pond)
Hannah Tupper.
What was the name of the friend that was in the dream where Brian realized he could use his hatchet to make fire?
Terry.
What is the meaning of the word, discretion?
Judgement or caution.
What was the name of Billie Jo's friend who left to go to California in the beginning of the story.
Livie Killian.
What type of figurative language is the phrase, I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse?
Hyperbole.
Why was Kit accused of being a witch when she was on the Dolphin?
She jumped in the water to save the little girl's doll, and she was able to easily swim, which was not normal in America.
In what chapter did Brian get attacked by a moose?
Chapter 16.
What is the meaning of the word, dissent?
A disagreement.
In what chapter/poem did Ma pass away?
Devoured.
What type of figurative language is the phrase, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Alliteration.
What was Kit's grandfather's name?
Sir Francis Tyler.