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Quiz about Hatchet
Quiz about Hatchet

"Hatchet" Trivia Quiz


Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet" is one of the most intriguing and well-written survival novels ever created. This Newberry Honour book had multiple sequels, including "Brian's Winter", "Brian's Return", and "The River".

A multiple-choice quiz by crumbworks. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
crumbworks
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
152,702
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1870
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Question 1 of 10
1. The main character in the "Hatchet" series goes by what name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Brian crashes down in the wilderness of which country? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The first thing Brian eats there makes him very sick. What was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which animal enters Brian's shelter and injures his leg severely?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. Brian tries unsuccessfully to catch fish with his bare hands, so he initially constructs what? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is Brian's nickname for the small birds found in the area? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. After some planes fly by without seeing Brian, he feels defeated by the ways of the wilderness. Feeling alone and lacking any true plans of survival, he attempts to commit suicide by drowning himself in the deep cove of water by his shelter.


Question 8 of 10
8. What does Brian proclaim the day as, when he finally catches many birds? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In time, Brian perfects his skills at catching his meat, once even catching a bird with his bare hands. While washing his hands in the lake, he senses something and turns around just in time to face a huge ______ that thrashes him around and badly hurts his ribs. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the items that Brian finds in the crashed plane's survival pack is a rifle. Does Brian intend to use it?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The main character in the "Hatchet" series goes by what name?

Answer: Brian Robeson

As "Hatchet" begins, we meet Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old from New York City. He also says his name in the final sentence of the book in a line that would make anyone smile.
2. Brian crashes down in the wilderness of which country?

Answer: Canada

While flying to see his divorced father, Brian's pilot seems to experience increasing pain in his shoulder, arm and stomach. At first, Brian doesn't think it's serious, but as the pilot begins jerking in his seat it becomes clear that he is having a heart attack.

The attack stops and the pilot is dead, so Brian is forced to take over the controls. After a harrowing descent, the plane crashes into a lake in the Canadian woods, where Brian is stranded and his tale of survival begins.
3. The first thing Brian eats there makes him very sick. What was it?

Answer: berries

He finds some strange berries, which make him extremely sick. He learns his lesson and focuses more on meat, even though he gathers some more berries for emergency situations.
4. Which animal enters Brian's shelter and injures his leg severely?

Answer: porcupine

He wakes up in the middle of the night to find that a porcupine has entered his shelter. He throws the hatchet in its direction. It shoots its quills into Brian's leg, causing him severe pain. Brian then attempts to build a fire with no matches, but eventually succeeds when he realizes that throwing his hatchet caused sparks.
5. Brian tries unsuccessfully to catch fish with his bare hands, so he initially constructs what?

Answer: spear

Brian spends many hours perfecting his fish spear, but in the end it fails to help him catch any fish. After this, he realizes that he needs a way to send the spear into the water at rapid speeds, so he decides to make a bow and arrow.
6. What is Brian's nickname for the small birds found in the area?

Answer: foolbird

While searching for wood, Brian almost steps on a bird, which flies up in a flurry of feathers. It occurs to him then that he can try to catch these small birds, which he calls "foolbirds".
7. After some planes fly by without seeing Brian, he feels defeated by the ways of the wilderness. Feeling alone and lacking any true plans of survival, he attempts to commit suicide by drowning himself in the deep cove of water by his shelter.

Answer: False

This is all true, except for Brian's method of suicide. He does not try to drown himself, but instead tries to commit suicide by cutting himself with his hatchet. When he survives, he determines to never let death tempt him again, and in that moment, he transforms himself into the 'new Brian', where awareness, intelligence and courage erase previous feelings of fear, loathing and ignorance.
8. What does Brian proclaim the day as, when he finally catches many birds?

Answer: The Day of First Meat

He constantly refers back to "The Day of First Meat" as the illustrious day where he feasted on the foolbird that he rotated over the fire he made, using the spear he carved.
9. In time, Brian perfects his skills at catching his meat, once even catching a bird with his bare hands. While washing his hands in the lake, he senses something and turns around just in time to face a huge ______ that thrashes him around and badly hurts his ribs.

Answer: moose

After this, the events of a quick yet disastrous tornado leave Brian out in the open, his shelter and fire obliterated.
10. One of the items that Brian finds in the crashed plane's survival pack is a rifle. Does Brian intend to use it?

Answer: No

He is surprised to find a survivor rifle among the pack's contents, but either way, he dislikes it, as he feels it separates him from the natural environment to which he has become accustomed. Although he does agree that his daily patterns would become much easier with the use of a rifle, he feels attached to his methods of self-sufficiency. Now, I assume you've read the book to be doing this quiz, but I still don't like to write endings down, so I will not discuss if Brian made it home or not.
Source: Author crumbworks

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