What skill(s) does Captain Smith begin to teach Samuel?

Sword fighting and Algonquin language

Why does Captain Smith want to build a palisade (wall)?

For protection from the natives

Why doesn't Samuel get along with ANYBODY?

His life taught him not to trust

Why was Captain Smith NOT hung?

He can speak to the Native Americans

What caused James' death?

Arrow in Native American attack

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1
What genre is Blood on the River?
HIstorical Fiction
Suspense
Mystery
Non-Fiction
2
Why is Samuel scared of the Carib Indians?
Samuel is scared of everything
They eat people they catch
They have better weapons
They shoot on sight
3
Why does Reverend Hunt take Samuel with him to the New World?
Master Wingfield needs a servant
Captain Smith needs a servant
Master Percy needs a servant
Reverend Hunt needs a servant
4
Why is Samuel arrested?
Stole food
Stole a locket from a pawnshop
Beating people up
Ran away from home
5
Why were people on the ship getting so sick?
All of the above
The rocking of the ship
Not enough fresh air
Too many rats carrying disease
6
Which of the following is NOT one of the ships going to the new world?
The Godspeed
The Discovery
The Freedom
The Susan Constant
7
Reverend Hunt wants to go to the New World to...
Find a new route to the Orient
Find Silver
Find gold
Teach the bible to the natives
8
What point of view is the story told from?
3rd Person Omnicient
2nd Person
3rd Person Limited
1st Person
9
Samuel has kind, loving parents.
False
True
10
Why does Captain Smith hate the gentlemen so much?
They don't have skills to survive
All they want is to find gold
They are lazy
All of the above are true
11
Which of the following personality traits does Samuel NOT have?
Anger issues
Bravery
Caring
A fighter
12
What skill(s) does Captain Smith begin to teach Samuel?
Sword fighting and Algonquin language
How to hunt deer
How to shoot a musket
Sword fighting & shoot a musket
13
What is the setting at the beginning of the story?
1606, London, England
1606, on the Atlantic Ocean
1607 on the Atlantic Ocean
1607, London, England
14
Why does Captain Smith want to build a palisade (wall)?
So the ships can sail home
For protection from the natives
To keep the gentlemen inside
To keep Samuel from running away
15
What emotion does Samuel feel MOST after James' death?
Happiness
Guilt
Sadness
Anger
16
Why doesn't Samuel get along with ANYBODY?
Richard and James are mean to him
His life taught him not to trust
His mom told him not to
Captain Smith beats him
17
Captain Smith has a lot of respect for the gentlemen
True
False
18
What secret does Samuel learn about Master Wingfield?
He is beating his servants
He poisoned Captain Smith
He is telling the natives when to attack them
He is hiding food for himself
19
The slop bucket is something the food is carried in.
True
False
20
Samuel prefers to use his words to solve a problem
False
True
21
Why was Captain Smith NOT hung?
He has the map to the New World
He can speak to the Native Americans
He knows where to find gold
They need him to sail the ship
22
What does "Wingapo" mean?
Get off my land
We have food to trade
Enemy
My beloved friend
23
What caused James' death?
Disease from rat bites
Poison sap from the tree
Arrow in Native American attack
Got sick from bad food
24
Mr. Kelch is truly awesome
True
False
25
Why can't the ships sail straight from England to Virginia?
They need the currents to move
They would run out of food
All of these are true
They would run out of water
26
Why is Samuel so sure that Captain Smith will beat him?
Richard said Smith would
Captain Smith said he would
Samuel's father beat him
Captain Smith beats everyone

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