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Gary Paulsen is best known for his young adult books, many of them coming-of-age stories centred on the wilderness experience.
5 Gary Paulsen quizzes and 50 Gary Paulsen trivia questions.
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  "Hatchet"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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".
Average, 10 Qns, crumbworks, Mar 27 19
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  "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A novel written by Gary Paulsen. This quiz includes questions you can find from chapters 3-14 in the book. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Risrilla, Apr 01 18
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  "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A book by Gary Paulsen. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, Risrilla, May 06 18
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May 06 18
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  "The Car"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These questions are based on Gary Paulsen's book called "The Car." This was a very interesting book and I think that any reader would like it. I liked it a lot and I hope that you did too. Do your best and good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, DashAdams, Aug 10 07
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  "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen    
Multiple Choice
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"Brian's Winter" is a great book by Gary Paulsen, also the author of "The River" and "Hatchet."
Average, 10 Qns, bloogy, Mar 02 20
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Mar 02 20
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trivia question Quick Question
What was the color of the line that Brian saw on the lake?

From Quiz ""Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen"




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Gary Paulsen Trivia Questions
1. What is Brian's last name?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: Robeson

"Brian's Winter" was published in 1998 by the Scholastic Press. It is about a boy who must live in the wilderness all by himself, until he is rescued in the end.

2. What did Brian see when he was with his friend Terry?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)

Answer: his mother with another man

Brian was thinking of his mom and the blond man when he was with his friend, Terry. He calls it "The Secret."

3. Who does Brian visit in the summer?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)

Answer: His father

Brian lives with his mother during the school year.

4. Terry was a young man who was abandoned by his parents before he even reached the age of eighteen. What was his last name?

From Quiz "The Car"

Answer: Anders

Terry was a young man that enjoyed working with mechanical devices and his parents seemed to hardly pay any attention to him. One day, his mother called his house and left a message on the answering machine and she said that she wasn't coming back. A few minutes later, Terry's father called and practically said the exact same thing. So, Terry was on his own and he was only fourteen at the time.

5. The main character in the "Hatchet" series goes by what name?

From Quiz "Hatchet"

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.

6. How did Brian end up in the wilderness?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: He was in a plane crash.

Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet" explains more about why he is on the plane in this book. Brian's parent's were divorced, and Brian was on the plane to go to visit his father in Canada. When the pilot had a heart attack, the plane went down.

7. What shape was the lake that Brian fell into?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)

Answer: L-shaped

After landing the plane into trees, he crashed into the water. Luckily, he managed to pull himself out of the lake and onto dry land, where he collapsed.

8. When Brian was in the plane, what did the pilot teach him to do?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)

Answer: steer the plane

The pilot taught Brian how to steer Cessna 406.

9. What was the brand name of the car that Terry put together?

From Quiz "The Car"

Answer: Blakely Bearcat

Terry's father told him that he couldn't put the Blakely Bearcat together. The Blakely Bearcat was a kit car that a man left for Terry's father. The pieces to the car basically just sat in the garage like pieces of junk for a long time. But, when Terry's father left and didn't come back, there was nothing to stop Terry anymore and he put the pieces together and brought the Blakely Bearcat to life.

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

From Quiz "Hatchet"

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.

11. What were the first two animals that Brian hunted?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: fool birds and rabbits

Brian started hunting bigger animals as the story went on.

12. Who was the teacher that Brian was thinking about?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)

Answer: Perpich & Mr Perpich

Mr. Perpich was Brian's English teacher. He thought of his teacher because Perpich was always thinking positive, and Brian needed to think positive to be able to survive in the wilderness.

13. What was Brian thinking about when he was on his flight?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)

Answer: his parents' divorce

He was thinking about his mother and father's divorce. Brian saw his mother with a strange man.

14. The first thing Brian eats there makes him very sick. What was it?

From Quiz "Hatchet"

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.

15. What was the animal that Brian was shooting when his gun broke?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: a rabbit

After Brian's gun broke, he started using his bow and arrows again.

16. What animal injured Brian's leg?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)

Answer: Porcupine

When Brian woke up to a terrible stench, he knew something was alive in his shelter. He started kicking and threw his hatchet at rocks, creating sparks. It alarmed the porcupine and left Brian with a sharp pain in his leg from its quills.

17. What happened to the pilot?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)

Answer: had a heart attack

The first sign of pain was when he was rubbing his shoulders.

18. What was the last name of the Vietnam veteran known as Waylon?

From Quiz "The Car"

Answer: Jackson

Waylon Jackson was a Vietnam veteran that Terry befriended after Terry had to pull off the side of the road because it started to rain when he was driving. Waylon was a wise man who knew many things, and when Terry met him, Waylon started to take Terry on a journey of learning down the miles of each road.

19. Which animal enters Brian's shelter and injures his leg severely?

From Quiz "Hatchet"

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.

20. What was the first very large animal that Brian hunted?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: a moose

The moose was very big so Brian did not have to hunt again for a long time.

21. How does Brian create fire?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)

Answer: by creating sparks with his hatchet

Brian did not have a match, or a magnifying glass, and rubbing two sticks together didn't work. But when he saw that his hatchet created sparks when he threw it at the porcupine, he used it to create a fire.

22. How often did Brian use the radio to try and call for help?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)

Answer: Every ten minutes

The first time Brian tried worked, but after that, the signal was lost.

23. What was the name of Waylon's friend who Waylon knew from Vietnam?

From Quiz "The Car"

Answer: Wayne

Wayne was a wise man like Waylon and they fought together in Vietnam. When Terry met Wayne for the first time, Wayne saw Terry's car and he knew that it was a Blakely Bearcat the minute he saw it. Wayne fixed Terry's car and he made the Cat run faster. Then, Wayne joined Terry and Waylon on their journey of learning.

24. Brian tries unsuccessfully to catch fish with his bare hands, so he initially constructs what?

From Quiz "Hatchet"

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.

25. What animal saved Brian from the bear, and what was his/her name?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: Betty, a skunk

Every morning, Brian fed Betty meat that he had from the moose.

26. What did Brian remember that his Uncle Carter ate?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 3-14)

Answer: raw eggs in a glass

Brian remembers that his Uncle Carter used to eat raw eggs in a glass when he was going to eat turtle eggs. It made Brian feel queasy, but he ate the eggs anyway.

27. Where did Brian try to land the plane?

From Quiz "Hatchet" (Chapters 1-2)

Answer: on a lake

Brian tried controlling the plane, but he landed in the trees by accident.

28. What did Waylon's friend call his Harley?

From Quiz "The Car"

Answer: Baby

According to Terry, Baby was a Harley that was turquoise-green and white, with a slight rake to the front fork. When Terry, Waylon and Wayne started heading down the road, Terry and Waylon were driving in the Cat and Wayne was riding his Harley.

29. What is Brian's nickname for the small birds found in the area?

From Quiz "Hatchet"

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".

30. What did Brian create to make him not sink into the snow?

From Quiz "Brian's Winter" by Gary Paulsen

Answer: snowshoes

Brian figured out to make the snowshoes when he saw a rabbit whose feet grew to walk on the surface of the snow.

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