Ch. 18 Woods Runner

Which word best describes how Samuel's parents feel about Annie?

• jealous
• accepting
• hatred
• anger

Matthew says we all must "help when you can". What is Matthew going to do to continue helping when he is finished helping Samuel?

• He's going to join the American army.
• Him and Emily are going to adopt Annie.
• He is going to join Coop on his wagon and help spy.
• He is going back across the river to help others cross safely

What does Abner say must happen now that Samuel's mother and father are with them?

• They must separate from Abner.
• Samuel must let Annie stay with Abner
• He must let his parents and Annie go on their own so Samuel and Abner can help people.
• Samuel and Annie need to separate from their parents.

How will Samuel know when he is supposed to turn and go southwest to Philadelphia?

• He will come to a white split rail fence.
• He will come to a large farmhouse where Abner grew up.
• He will come to a long line of tall pine trees. 
• He will come to swampy land.

How long will Samuel, Annie, and his parents have to walk until they reach Pennsylvania?

• three days
• seven or eight days days 
• two weeks
• only a couple hours

What does Abner warn Samuel to watch out for?

• a line of British redcoats
• wild bear that might attack
• raccoon that has a disease so don't eat it
• his father developing gangrene, the disease where your body starts to rot

Who was in charge of walking last and turning around to listen in case anyone was following?

• Samuel
• Ma
• Pa
• Annie

Annie was supposed to cup her hands over her ears and listen. Try doing this while listening to a sound (the TV, radio, or someone talking). What do you notice and why would Samuel tell Annie to do this.

• The sound becomes louder so she could hear if her ma or pa needed something.
• The sound becomes louder so she could hear if enemies were coming.
• The sound became louder and it made Annie remember that she had to be quiet.

Reread the paragraph that starts with "He found..." on page 147. Why did Samuel only pretend to eat?

• He wanted to save the food for his family.
• He wasn't hungry.
• He was too worried about the redcoats to eat.
• There wasn't any food left for him.

Other than the obvious reason of needing water to stay alive, what is another reason Samuel wanted his family to drink from every stream they saw?

• They wouldn't become as hungry because their belly was full. 
• The streams would help keep their hands clean so they wouldn't get sick.
• Drinking from the stream would keep them low to the ground so they wouldn't be seen by the redcoats.