Q 01/05

In Hatchet, what kills the pilot of the bush plane flying Brian Robeson north to his father?

A) A stroke

B) A heart attack

C) A seizure

D) A burst appendix

Answer · why

B) A heart attack

A heart attack strikes mid-flight, after the pilot has been rubbing his shoulder and complaining of aches. Brian, thirteen and alone in the cockpit, h...

Q 02/05

In Hatchet, Brian Robeson discovers sparks after hurling his hatchet at which night-time intruder?

A) A raccoon

B) A wolverine

C) A porcupine

D) A badger

Answer · why

C) A porcupine

A porcupine slithers into the shelter in the dark and leaves eight quills in Brian's leg. The hatchet misses, hits the wall in a shower of sparks, and...

Q 03/05

In Hatchet, which survival-pack item that Brian tosses aside as useless ends up bringing rescue?

A) The waterproof signal flares

B) The folding signal mirror

C) The orange smoke canisters

D) The emergency transmitter

Answer · why

D) The emergency transmitter

The emergency transmitter seems dead when Brian flips its switch, so he sets it down and starts cooking dinner. It has been signalling all along, and ...

Q 04/05

In Hatchet, which disaster wrecks Brian's camp but lifts the tail of the sunken plane into view?

A) A tornado

B) A flash flood

C) An earthquake

D) A hailstorm

Answer · why

A) A tornado

A tornado tears through the camp at night, scattering Brian's tools and putting out his fire. By morning it has also flipped the wreck, and the tail g...

Q 05/05

In Hatchet, what is 'the Secret' about his mother that haunts Brian throughout the flight north?

A) A gambling debt

B) A hidden illness

C) An affair

D) A lost job

Answer · why

C) An affair

An affair is the Secret: Brian saw his mother kissing a stranger in a station wagon at the mall while he was out riding bikes. He believes it is the r...