Hatchet

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SHORT ANSWER STUDY QUESTIONS Hatchet

Chapters 6-7

1. What did Brain think about that helped him find food and make a shelter?

2. What was Brian's reaction when he saw his reflection in the lake?

3. What did Brian do after his illness from the gut cherries?

4. Describe what Brian did and thought when he saw the bear.

Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Context Clues

Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any

clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the

underlined words mean on the lines provided.

1. Some of the rock that had been scooped out had also been pulverized by the glacial action, turned into

    sand, and now made a small sand beach that went down to the edge of the water in front and to the right

    of the overhang.

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2. If only I had matches, he thought, looking ruefully at the beach and lakeside.

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3. As soon as the cold water hit his stomach he felt the hunger sharpen, as it had before, and he stood and

    held his abdomen until the hunger cramps receded.

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4. Soon, as before, his stomach was full, but now he had some sense and he did not gorge or cram more

   down.

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Part II: Determining the Meaning Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions.

___ 1. pulverized                                  A. stuff; devour

___ 2. ruefully                                      B. ground up; crumbled

___ 3. receded                                     C. regretfully

___ 4. gorge                                         D. withdrew; went back