Hatchet Name: _______________

Date: ________________

Vocabulary Chapters Three and Four

Use your dictionary to define the following words as they were used in these chapters. Indicate the part of
speech also.

1. abating pg.

2. agony pg.

3. coarse pg.

4. desperately pg.

5. frustration pg.

6. glittering pg.

7. hordes pg.

8. hummocks pg.

9. incredible pg.

10. naturalist pg.

11. remnants pg.

12. spiraling pg.

13. squint pg.

14. vampires pg.

15. wallow pg.

Chapter 3

Answer the following questions in complete sentence form in your novel study duotang. Write the chapter title
and date. Give examples from the story to support your answer.

1. Why did Brian want to find a lake directly in front of him?

2. What suddenly disappeared as Brian put the plane into a fast glide?

3. What did he think he saw near the edge of the pond?

4. What stroke of good luck did he have just as he approached the lake for his landing?

5. Evaluate Brian’s ability to handle the controls of the plane. Do you think that a boy his age could realistically
land a plane under these circumstances? Explain your opinion.

6. Describe the actual scene at the moment of the crash including his escape from the plane.

7. The author provides a sensory description of the crash landing. Make a list of the sensory details (the five
senses) that were used; for example, sights and sounds. One example would be the screams of fear and pain.
8. Chapter one ended with one word, "alone" while chapter three also ended with one word, "nothing". Explain
why this is effective.

9. Explain what happened to Brian at the end of this chapter.

10. What title would you give this chapter?

11. Draw a sketch for chapter 3.

Chapter 4

Answer the following questions in complete sentence form in your novel study duotang. Write the chapter title
and date. Give examples from the story to support your answer.

1. Explain "The Secret" that was ”like a knife cutting into Brian.” Why was this thought so upsetting to him?

2. What happened to the plane?

3. What new menace plagued Brian with the rising of the sun? How was the problem resolved?

4. Describe how you might feel if you were in a similar situation to Brian.

5. Explain why Brian thought he had both good and bad luck.

6. Predict what Brian might do to save himself. What would be your first priority?

7. What title would you give this chapter?

8. Draw a sketch for chapter 4.

Chapter 5

1. What overpowering craving did Brian have when he initially awoke?

2. What had happened to his face while he slept?

3a. What tool did Brian have with him?

3b . What happened to Brian's determination to take only a small drink from the lake?

4a. Why was Brian so sure initially that the search planes would find him within a day or two?

4b What thought haunted Brian and caused him to panic?

5. Make a list of all the things that Brian has in his possession including his clothes.

6. Make a second list placing every item in order of importance to his survival.

7. According to Brian's former English teacher, what was a person's most important asset? Do you agree?
Explain.

8. Why did Brian feel the hair on the back of his neck go up at the end of the chapter?

9. Why does Brian finger the hatchet towards the end of the chapter?

10. What title would you give this chapter?

11 . Draw a sketch for chapter 5.