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Hatchet Chapters 13-16
Vocabulary Directions: Prior to reading each chapter of Hatchet, use the context clues to define the
designated terms on the vocabulary worksheet.
Comprehension Question Directions: After reading each chapter, answer the appropriate questions
using details from the chapter. Be sure to write your answer in complete sentences. You must restate the
question in your answer.
Question to Think About: After reading each chapter and answering the comprehension questions,
read the question to think about and formulate an answer. You may jot notes to yourself; you must be
ready to discuss this question in class.
Chapter 13
Vocabulary Words:
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2
tension– page 117, line 10
fashioned– page 121 , line 27
Directions: Answer the following questions using details from chapter 13. Be sure to write your answer
in a complete sentence. You must restate the question in your answer.
Comprehension Questions:
1. In short response format, write 3 - 4 sentences stating one main idea of the chapter. Be sure to include
the following:
● 2 supporting details that give more information about the main idea
● Any additional information you feel necessary
2. In short response format, write 3 - 4 sentences stating another main idea of the chapter. Be sure to
include the following:
● 2 supporting details that give more information about the main idea
● Any additional information you feel necessary
Question to think about:
● What did the author mean when he said, “Brian had died and been born as the new Brian”? (page
117)

2. Chapter 14
Vocabulary Words:
1 vital– page 125, line 1
2 corrosive– page 126 , line 8
Directions: Answer the following questions using details from chapter 14. Be sure to write your answer
in a complete sentence. You must restate the question in your answer.
Comprehension Questions:
1. In short response format, write 3 - 4 sentences stating the main idea of the chapter. Be sure to include
the following:
● 2 supporting details that give more information about the main idea
● Any additional information you feel necessary
2. What literary device is shown in the following excerpt?
“He set about improving his shelter...weaving long branches through the heavier logs...to make
a tight wall...It all held together like a very stiff woven basket.” (pg. 128)
3. Describe one mistake Brian made and explain how it was resolved. Then, explain what the difference
is between making a mistake at home and making a mistake in the wilderness.
Question to think about:
● Brian learns the second most important thing about nature: Nothing in nature was lazy. What
does this mean?
Chapter 15
Vocabulary Words:
1 stabilize– page 137, line30
2 sliver– page 141 , line 18
Directions: Answer the following questions using details from chapter 15. Be sure to write your answer
in a complete sentence. You must restate the question in your answer.
Comprehension Questions:
1. In a complete paragraph, write 5-7 sentences stating the main idea of the chapter. Be sure to include
the following:
● Topic and concluding sentence
● 2 supporting details that give more information about the main idea
● Any additional information you feel necessary
2. Explain what is involved in catching a foolbird. Be sure to include why Brian was so frustrated.

3. Chapter 15 (continued)
3. Which literary device is shown in the following excerpt?
“He would go to the store and get a chicken...all cleaned and neat...his mother would bake
it...His mother from before...” (page 139)
Question to think about:
● Refer to the last paragraph of the chapter on page 141. Why does Brian consider the foolbird to
be “finer” than anything else he has eaten at home?
Chapter 16
Vocabulary Words:
1 tattered– page 142, line 6
2 stock– page 147, line 1
Directions: Answer the following questions using details from chapter 16. Be sure to write your answer
in a complete sentence. You must restate the question in your answer.
Comprehension Questions:
1. In a complete paragraph, write 5-7 sentences stating the main idea of the chapter. Be sure to include
the following:
● Topic and concluding sentence
● 2 supporting details that give more information about the main idea
● Any additional information you feel necessary
2. When Brian is attacked, what does he compare it to?
3. Who does Brian think about at the end of the chapter? What does he do?
Question to think about:
● How does Brian react to losing everything? How is his reaction different from the way he reacted
after the plane crashed?