Vocab
What does incessant mean?
something unpleasant continuing without stop
Where does Brian's mom live?
New York
What is one theme of Hatchet ?
Determination
• Sacrifice
• Perseverance
• Courage
• Responsibility
• Growing up
• Coming of Age
• Learn from your Mistakes
• Not everything comes easy
What animal eats Brian's eggs?
Skunk
What did the pilot die of?
a heart attack
ruefully
in a way that expresses sorrow or regret
Where does Brian's dad live ?
Canada
What is the climax of Hatchet?
After the tornado Brian realizes he has hope to stay alive and will fight until he is found.
What does Brian eat that he finds on the shore?
Turtle Eggs
How many times does the moose attack Brian.
twice
stymied
stand in the way of or prevent
Where does the plane crash?
Canadian Wilderness
What is the resolution of Hatchet?
While getting ready to have his feast, he all of the sudden hears a plane! A pilot lands and is shocked to see him, knowing exactly who he is. It turns out the transmitter was working and the pilot picked up on his signal and came to find him. He is rescued finally, and returns to regular daily life, but he will never be the same Brian he was before.
How many times was Brian stabbed by the porcupine?
8 times
Where does the moose hurt Brian the worse?
In the stomach area
very noticeable or marked
What does is the new Brian's mindset?
He has hope to stay alive and wants to survive.
What is the falling action of Hatchet?
He opens the pack up and he is rich! He finds a tremendous amount of food and drinks, matches, compass, lighters, a knife, bandages, medicines, a cap, fishing line, a sleeping bag, soap, a gun, and an emergency transmitter. He decides to have a huge feast, and then ration the rest of the food. He plays with the emergency transmitter, but can’t get it to work.
What ruins Brian's shelter ?
The tornado
What was the secret ?
That his mom was cheating on his dad.
what does exulted mean?
to rejoice or be excited
What do you think is driving Brian to never give up?
What is the rising action of Hatchet?
Brian is forced to fly the plane on his own, and crashes in the deep Canadian Wilderness. He is banged up and bruised, and has to learn to survive in this new world. He finds berries to live eat, builds a shelter, learns how to make fire, makes a spear and bow and arrow, catches fish, hunts for birds and rabbits, all in his quest to survive. He is attacked by a porcupine, a skunk, mosquitos, a moose, and a tornado, but he survives it all.
After the skunk eats his eggs, what does he do to make sure this never happens again?
He makes a shelf and puts the food up higher.
Who rescues Brian ?
someman in a plane