Unit 4: Our Land

In "The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers," the goal the Pilgrims were seeking was _____.

"He's so hateful to the farmers! Talks to 'em like they were the dirt under his feet. You'd think he could be polite

The Wrights displayed their interest in doing new things by all of the following activities except

The main lesson the poem "Nancy Hanks" teaches us is that

The people in San Francisco were more excited about the Pony Express in 1860 than the discovery of gold in 1848

The Wright Brothers' first flight lasted close to thirty minutes

According to "The Day's Demand," the successful leader must possess all of the following characteristics except

"Their great eyes shining bright like wine"

The Wright brothers decided that resistance to the wind could be reduced by lying down instead of standing up

In "Paul Revere's Ride" what does "the fate of a nation was riding that night" mean?

Cherokee Bill claimed that girls are never bad

The Senate refused to let Mr. Russell and his colleague finance the Pony Express themselves

In "Jimmy Yellow Hawk" what does Little Jim do in order to get a new name

Which the selections from this unit could be classified as a drama

The fact that Cherokee Bill had 200 recommendations with him is an examples of the author's use of____.

By the end of Charlie's surgery in "Charlie Coulson: Dummer Boy," the doctor realized that

In "Monty Takes Charge of the Barter Store," Monty can be described as being all of the following except

"Men who possess opinions and a will: Men who have honor; men who will not lie"

Who is the "author of liberty" according to Samuel F. Smith's "America"

In what occupation were the Wright brothers engaged when they began their serious study of flight

The poet of "Crossing the Plain" uses a simile in the line "Their great eyes shining bright like wine"

Captain Boughton made Mr. Brown manager because the old man had such excellent qualifications for the job

The attitude of Kilpatrick displays toward his country in "Our Blessed Land" can be best described as

The scene being described in "Crossing the Plains" is ____.

The man discussed in "Nancy Hanks" possessed the qualities described as desirable in " The Day's Demand"

The line that best explains Molly Pitcher's motivation for performing her heroic act is ___.

In "To Save the Golden State," what was the Pony Express saving California from?

All of the following can be learned from this selection about the Wright brothers except that

In "Jimmy Yellow Hawk" Shasha is an encouragement to Little Jim and ends up helping him to change his name

Name 3 Selections that take place during an American war and tell what heroic action of each main character

The first Pony Express race actually started in Sacramento instead of San Francisco

According to Kilpatrick in "Our Blessed Land" what ensures the continued greatness of America

"Listen, my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere"

Nancy Hanks was the mother of the Wright Brothers

Every detail in "Paul Revere's Ride" can be verified as historically correct

"Bill's in the Legistatur', but he doesn't say what fur."

When the speaker in "Billy, He's in Trouble" says "ol, a-plowin, keerful, and wustest," what literary device is used?

Kilpatrick's "Our Blessed Land" could be considered a biography

Which event is the climax of "Jimmy Yellow Hawk"?

Which element of "The Great Cherokee Bill" suggests that the story is a tall tale?

A lesson the reader can learn from "Monty Takes Charge of the Barter Store" is that

When Kilpatrick talks about the books "clamoring to be heard," he is using what literary device

What famous American was present at the launching of the Montgolfier's balloon

Who tries to teach Little Jim that the old Lakota ways are not always the best ways

The doctor did all of the following for Charlie except

The boy in "Billy, He's in Trouble" left home because he did not like life on the farm

The following lines from "The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers" are an example of what figure of speech?

In "The Wright Brothers" the authors give credit to all of the following other inventors except

What is the rhyme scheme for lines ending with "dashed high", "rock-bound coast," "stormy sky," "branches tossed"

Molly Pitcher was a nurse during the Crimean War