A New Life in a Frontier State

Jake's family didn't bring the piano along because

• no one in the family ever played it

• it would not fit on the wagon

• Pa thought it would be too loud

• the family sold it to earn money for the trip

Why did the family from Tennessee turn around and go back home?

• the trip had been harder than they thought it would be

• they were attacked by American Indians

• They became upset when Ma cried

• They needed to get cough medicine for the baby

When Jake's family crossed the river the reader can tell that Ma--

• wanted to get out and pick wildflowers

• had to get out and help pull the horses across

• decides at that time they should go home

• is concerned about their safety