blood on the river

The Indian greeting "Wingapo!" means...

• my beloved friend

• welcome to our land

• Halt! Go no further!

• Bring us your tools!

The prophecy delivered to Chief Powhatan warned that on the third encounter with the intruding tribe...

• they will all feast together

• they will battle until the Powhatan kingdom is no more

• the Powhatan will be victorious

• the two tribes will join as one

The novel begins in London, England in 1988

• true

• false

The narrator breaks into a shop to steal

• money

• food

• a locket that was his mother's

• a tribal sword

The narrator is an 11 yr old boy named

• Collin

• Richard

• Samuel

• John Smith

The narrator lives on the streets because

• his father kicked him out

• his mother died and dad was an alcoholic that beat him

• his parents did not have enough money to afford to feed him

• he was a gentleman's son

How did the narrator's family end up living in the poorhouse?

• a fever swept through the town killing most of the residents

• the father lost their home gambling

• the family lost their money during The Great Depression

• blight killed their crops and they couldn't pay the landlord

What job did his mother do in the poorhouse?

• made nails 12 hrs a day

• cleaned slop pots

• cooked for the gentleman

• swept floors and cleaned bathrooms

Why did the magistrate pull Samuel out of jail?

• he wanted Samuel to work for his family

• he had a son his age and felt sorry for him

• to work for John Smith on the ship to the New Land

• to send back to work at the poorhouse in place of his mother

Where did the magistrate take Samuel?

• back to the poorhouse

• to the orphanage to live with Rev. Hunt

• to London Bridge

• to the ship the Discovery