Hatchet Chapters 3 - 4

1. Why did the plane crash?

a. It ran out of gas.
b. A bird hit the propeller.
c. The plane had engine failure.
d. The plane hit a tall tree.

2. What part of Brian’s body hurt the most after the plane crashed into the lake?

a. his nose
b. his hand
c. his knee
d. his head

3. What creatures bothered Brian just before the sun came up?

a. bats
b. mosquitoes
c. snakes
d. deer

4. What did Brian see when he was riding his bicycle with his friend Terry?

a. a bank robber shot a policeman
b. his mother with a blond headed man
c. his girlfriend with another boy
d. his teacher get hit by a car

5. What happened to Brian when he was 9 years old?

a. He got hit in the nose with a baseball.
b. He broke his collar bone while skate boarding.
c. He had to get stitches around his eye where he was hit by a rock.
d. He drove his bike into a car and broke his ankle.

True or False

6. _______________ Brian had a hard time trying to stay awake after the plane crash.

7. _______________ Brian thought the place where he had landed was ugly with its brown trees.

8. ______________ Brian is troubled by the secret.

9. ______________ A piece of metal from the plane stabbed Brian in the leg during the plane crash.

10. Put these sentences in order by writing a number in the blanks in front of each sentence.

__________ The plane crashed into the lake.

__________ Brian felt like his legs were on fire and his head felt like a hammer was hitting him.

__________ Brian vomited.

__________ The pilot had a heart attack and died.

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