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1. On/in what kind of vehicle is Brian traveling? AN AIRPLANE (A

CESSNA 406)

2. Why is Brian crying? THE DIVORCE AND THE SECRET

3. When Brian is allowed to put his hands on the controls, what big

new experience does he get to do? HE GETS TO FLY THE

AIRPLANE.

4. To where is Brian traveling? TO VISIT HIS FATHER IN CANADA

5. What happens to the man Brian is traveling with? THE PILOT HAS A

HEART ATTACK.

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Chapter 1HA CHET

T EACHERS PAYC REATED L EARNING T EACHERS AUTHORAFOR _

1. When Brian looks at all the dials, what information is he looking

for? HE IS LOOKING FOR HIS LOCATION.

2. What does he take from the pilot? THE HEADSET

3. Why can’t the man on the radio hear him? BRIAN’S SIGNAL IS

BREAKING UP / BRIAN ISN’T USING THE BUTTON RIGHT.

4. What is the biggest thing that will make Brian crash? IF HE RUNS

OUT OF GAS

5. Where is Brian looking to land the plane? IN A LAKE OR CLEARING

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Chapter 2HA CHET


1. What letter of the alphabet is the shape of the lake? AN L

2. Who was Brian’s mom with at the mall? THE MAN WITH THE

BLOND HAIR

3. When Brian reaches the shore, where is the plane (be speci�c)? AT

THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE

4. What does the pilot do to escape the plane? NOTHING. HE’S DEAD

5. What hundreds of things does Brian see in the lake? FISH JUMPING

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Chapters 3-4HA CHET


1. What happens to Brian’s face while he’s sleeping? HE GETS SUN-

BURNED.

2. Why is Brian mad at all the heroes in movies? EVERYTHING COMES

TO THEM SO EASY.

3. What did his mother give him that might help him survive? A

HATCHET

4. Who is Perpich? BRIAN’S ENGLISH TEACHER

5. What does Perpich say Brian’s most important asset is? HIMSELF

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Chapter 5HA CHET


1. Why is Brian interested in the stone ridge? THERE’S A CARVED-OUT

PART WHERE HE CAN BUILD A SHELTER.

2. Why does he think about Thanksgiving? HE’S REALLY HUNGRY.

3. What does his mom do on Thursdays? SHE MEETS THE BLOND-

HAIRED MAN FROM THE SECRET.

4. Who shows him where the berry bushes are? BIRDS

5. How does he carry berries back to his camp? HE USES HIS JACKET

AS A KIND OF POUCH.

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Chapter 6HA CHET


1. Why does Brian wake up screaming? HIS STOMACH HURTS SO

BAD FROM THE BERRIES.

2. What did Brian see his mother do in the station wagon? KISS THE

BLOND-HAIRED MAN

3. What does he call the berries? GUT CHERRIES

4. What is Brian doing when he meets the bear? PICKING RASPBER-

RIES

5. What does the bear do to hurt him? NOTHING

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Chapter 7HA CHET


1. What is the slithering sound in Brian’s cave that smells like graves

and rot? A PORCUPINE

2. Which of Brian’s body parts does the thing attack? HIS CALF/LEG

3. What does Brian learn about feeling sorry for yourself? IT DOESN’T

WORK.

4. How does the hatchet get a chip in the top of the head? BRIAN

THROWS IT AT THE PORCUPINE, AND THE HATCHET HITS THE

ROCK WALL.

5. What are Brian’s father and Terry trying to tell Brian during his

dream? THAT HE CAN MAKE FIRE FROM THE HATCHET

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Chapter 8HA CHET


1. What does Brian do with the $20 bill? RIPS IT INTO LITTLE PIECES

AND TRIES TO BURN IT

2. What helpful material does the bark have? LITTLE TUFTS OF BARK

HAIR FOR BURNING

3. After he makes a nest with the bark stu�, why isn’t his plan work-

ing? THE FIRE NEEDS AIR TO BURN.

4. After the porcupine, what is the next animal Brian hears near his

shelter? A TURTLE

5. What does Brian �nd buried in the sand? TURTLE EGGS

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Chapters 9-10HA CHET


1. What has happened to Brian’s hearing? IT HAS GOTTEN BETTER

SINCE LIVING IN THE FOREST. HE CAN HEAR LOTS OF SMALL

THINGS NOW THAT HE COULDN’T BEFORE.

2. Where does Brian put his pile of wood for a signal �re? UP ON THE

STONE BLUFF ABOVE HIS SHELTER

3. What makes him start thinking about �sh? HE SEES A KINGFISHER

BIRD EATING A FISH.

4. What is the �rst thing he tries to do to catch the �sh? HE CARVES A

FISH SPEAR.

5. Describe the bird that Brian thinks about trying to catch? A VERY

SMALL CHICKEN, SMALL FANTAIL, STUBBY WINGS, SPECKLED

BROWN AND GRAY

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1. What does Brian call the chicken-like birds? FOOLBIRDS

2. What animal is watching Brian from the top of the hill? A WOLF

3. Why do his arrows keep missing the �sh? HE FORGETS THAT THE

IMAGE OF THE FISH REFRACTS IN THE WATER AND MOVES POSI-

TION.

4. What animal eats his turtle eggs? A SKUNK

5. How does he �gure out how to store �sh to eat in the future? HE

MAKES A LITTLE FISH PEN WITH ROCKS IN THE LAKE WHERE HE

TRAPS THE FISH ALIVE.

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1. How do the foolbirds make Brian so frustrated? HE CAN’T SEE

THEM UNTIL THEY FLY AWAY IN THE AIR AND IT’S TOO LATE.

2. What weapon does Brian successfully use to catch his �rst fool-

bird? A SPEAR

3. What does he do with the bird guts? HE THROWS IT IN THE LAKE

WATER TO ATTRACT MORE FISH.

4. What animal attacks him by the lake? A MOOSE

5. What destroys his shelter? A TORNADO

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1. What big surprise does the tornado bring him? IT RAISES THE

PLANE TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

2. What does Brian have to build to get to the surprise? A RAFT

3. Why does he want to go to the surprise? HE WANTS TO GET THE

SURVIVAL PACK.

4. Why does he wait until the next day to go get the surprise? IT IS

TAKING HIM TOO LONG TO MAKE THE RAFT ROW OUT THERE.

5. When he �nally reaches the surprise, why can’t he get what he

wants from it? HE CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET INSIDE THE

AIRPLANE’S FUSELAGE.

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Chapter 17HA CHET


1. How does Brian get inside the airplane? HE CUTS INTO THE FUSE-

LAGE WITH HIS HATCHET.

2. What catastrophic mistake does Brian make while trying to get

inside the airplane? HE DROPS HIS HATCHET, AND IT SINKS TO

THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE.

3. What does Brian feel with his feet? THE SURVIVAL PACK

4. What has happened to the pilot? THE FISH HAVE EATEN HIM.

5. How does Brian feel when he gets back to shore? HE IS

EXHAUSTED FROM ALL THE WORK BUT EXCITED FOR GETTING

THE SURVIVAL PACK.

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Chapter 18HA CHET


1. Name two speci�c things Brian �nds in the survival pack? ALUMI-

NUM COOKSET, 4 POTS, 2 FRYING PANS, FORK, KNIFE, SPOON,

WATERPROOF CONTAINER W/ MATCHES, 2 LIGHTERS, SHEATH

KNIFE W/ COMPASS, FIRST-AID KIT, BANDAGES, ANTISEPTIC,

SCISSORS, CESSNA HAT, FISHING KIT, RIFLE, FOOD PACKETS,

EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER, 2 BARS OF SOAP

2. What item does he �nd that he has to assemble to use? A RIFLE

3. What button does Brian click back and forth? THE POWER ON THE

EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER

4. What kind of drink is in the survival pack? TANGY ORANGE

5. What big event happens while he’s eating the dinner meals? A

PLANE FLIES OVERHEAD AND LANDS ON THE LAKE TO RESCUE

HIM.

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Chapter 19HA CHET


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