Blood on the River Review Quiz

The setting of Blood on the River is

• mostly London , England

• mostly the Island of Nevus

• mostly the English colony of JamesTown, Virginia

• mostly Albuquerque, New Mexico

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What important lesson does Reverend Hunt teach Samuel?

• always choose what is best for Samuel

• makes decisions based on love

• make decisions based on what your friends want

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

Why is Captain Smith upset about the number of gentlemen coming on the voyage?

• they will get all the credit

• they work too hard and will burn out

• he knows gentlemen are lazy and won't do any work

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

At the beginning of the story, what is Samuel's philosophy ?

• every person can be a friend

• trust no one

• love makes the world go around

• peace

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"I know it will only be a matter of time before he strikes. It will not be as commoners do, with his fists. It will be with his power, and it will be worse than fists." What does this mean?

• physical power is worse than the power of society

• physical power is no match for the power of society

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why does Captain Smith get arrested the first time?

• He is "trying to overthrow the government of the Virginia Company's mission".

• He stole all the gentlemen's gold

• He killed Master Wingfield

• He sank the Susan Constant

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

How was Captain Smith winning the battle with the gentlemen even though he was still chained?

• he wasn't fighting against his chains

• he wasn't verbally attacking the gentlemen

• he channeled his anger into his writing

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How does Richard describe the natives?

• no clothes; only painted skin

• long hair on one side; scalped on the other

• feather and bone trophies woven into hair for decoration

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does John Smith communicate with the natives?

• carrier pidgeon

• smoke signals

• sign language

• Algonquian language

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

" You might have been born the biggest fish in the sea, but the skill and perseverance of those lower born can take you down and destroy you" means that being born with power doesn't mean that it can't be taken away or lost.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6