Blood on the River Quiz

At the beginning of the novel, Samuel can best be characterized as ______

• Shy

• Independent

• Fearful

• Friendly

Richard does not want to be friends with Samuel because _______

• Samuel is unkind to him and the other boys

• Samuel lied to him about the New World

• Samuel is John Smith’s page

• Samuel’s mother was a commoner

Captain Smith’s conflict with the gentlemen on the ship is that ______

• He wants to overthrow them and take over the mission

• He does not want to go to Jamestown

• He is a commoner but does not show respect to the gentlemen

• He only wants to find gold in the New World, while the gentlemen want to explore

Reverend Hunt’s advice to “choose the path of love and not of fear” helps Samuel choose to ____

• Save James from the Indian attack

• Learn to speak Algonquian and trade for corn

• Reveal Master Wingfield’s secret stash of food

• Survive the winter on rationed food

In the novel, Samuel learns ____

• How to trust people

• Not to trust anyone

• To read and write

• How to win a fistfight

What tragedy occurs in Jamestown?

• A flood ruins the crops

• A fire destroys the town

• A storm knocks down the palisade

• Most settlers freeze to death in winter

One difference between the old settlers and the new settlers is that the new settlers ______

• Have better hunter and farming skills

• Are more interested in finding gold than in building a settlement

• Are healthier and better able to survive a hard winter

• Do not respect the Indians who have helped Jamestown survive

When Captain Smith returns to England, he leaves Samuel _______

• Living in Werowocomoco with Kainta and his family

• Living with a new family in Point Comfort

• With plenty of weapons to guard Jamestown

• Apprenticed to John Laydon as a carpenter

Samuel is forgiven for stealing baby Virginia because ______

• He told the little girls where he was going

• Jamestown was attacked and many settlers were killed

• Reverend Hunt told Samuel to do it

• Samuel took the baby by accident

What purpose does Samuel have on the journey?

• to serve and learn from Capt. Smith

• to cook the food

• to build the houses

• to fight the natives