Hatchet.
Chapter tasks
Blue Group
Chapter 1.
1.
How do divorce arrangements affect Brian?
2.
What instructions is Brian given for flying the plane?
3.
What are the physical symptoms of the pilot’s heart attack?
Chapter 2.
1.
After the pilot’s death, list the things that Brian did in order to save his own life.
(Your list should have at least 5 things in it)
2.
Do you think that Brian was behaving rationally or irrationally? ( you will need to look the word up in your dictionary if you
do not know what it means) Provide a quote to support your answer.
Chapter 3.
1.
Write a brief description of the crash in your own words in (approximately 5 lines.)
2.
Based on the way that Brian has behaved so far, come up with two words to describe his personality.
Chapter 4.
1.
What is ‘the secret”?
2.
Describe Brian’s injuries.
3.
What would have happened if the plane had come in “a little to the left”?
4.
What are the differences between the Canadian woods and New York City? (Hint: Think about the way both places look and
sound.)
Chapter 5.
1.
What is Brian’s first thought when he wakes up?
2.
List Brian’s “assets” What useful things does he have with him?
3.
What is Brain’s ‘second’ problem? (p40)
4.
What quotation on page 43 best describes Brian’s situation? Make sure that you copy down the quote word for word and put
quotation marks and the beginning and end of the quote.
Chapter 6
1.
Draw a picture of Brian’s lean-to home.
2.
Imagine your bedroom at home. How is Brian’s new lean-to home different from your bedroom?
3.
Describe what the air force personnel ate?
4.
What did Brian name the first berries he found? Why did he give them this name?
Chapter 7
1.
Why does Brian cry? (p55)
2.
Describe the bear.
3.
After the initial fright, how did Brian feel about the bear’s presence in the woods?
Chapter 8
1.
In your own words, retell Brian’s attack at the beginning of Chapter 8.
2.
Why does Brian say “ I can’t do this”?
3.
In Brian’s opinion, what was the most important rule of survival?
4.
What discovery does Brian make about his hatchet in this chapter?
Chapter 9
1.
Make a list of the steps Brian took to make fire.
2.
Why was the fire so important for Brian’s survival?
Chapter 10.
1.
Write a 5 line summary of this chapter
Chapter 11.
1.
Why does Brian get depressed? What does he do to make himself feel better?
2.
Brian looks into the lake and notices that his body is changing. Draw a picture of Brian before he became stranded in the
Canadian woods and then draw another picture showing how he has changed.
3.
How would you go about catching a fish, if you were in Brian situation?
Chapter 12.
1.
Why wouldn’t the fish spear work? Use a quote from the book to support your answer.
2.
How did Brian feel when the plane did not come back? Use a quote to support your answer.
Chapter 13
1.
What are the “two true things” that Brian refers to?
2.
Why couldn’t Brian catch a fish with his bow and arrow? What does he remember form science class that helped him fix
this problem?
3.
How did Brian feel about catching his first fish? Use a quote to support your answer.
Chapter 14.
1.
Why did the skunk spray Brian?
2.
Draw a picture of Brian’s fish pond.
Chapter 15.
1.
Describe “The day of First Meat”
2.
What did Brian think of the taste of the “First Meat”? Use a quote to support your answer.
Chapter 16.
1.
Describe “The day of First Arrow”
2.
How does Brian react after the tornado destroyed his shelter?
3.
How does this reaction show that he has changed?
4.
What does the destruction of the tornado reveal in the lake?
Chapter 17and 18
1.
In point form, describe how Brian rescued the emergency bag.
2.
Why do you think Brian dove back into the plane to retrieve his hatchet?
Chapter 19.
1.
Make a list of all the things in the emergency bag and then write how each of these items would make Brian’s life easier.
2.
Write an alternative, but realistic ending to novel. ( 2 paragraphs)