Dangerous Crossing

Why did the Americans want John Adams to go to France?

• To get Adams out of the war zone

• To get Adams's song out of the war sone

• For Adams to convince France to help America

• For Adams to convince England to surrender

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which primary source helps make Johnny Adams's narration more realistic and believable?

• John Adam's Diary

• A newspaper article

• An essay by a sailor

• Captain Tucker's journal

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the cause of Johnny's illness?

• He was sick with a virus.

• He was seasick.

• He was afraid of the enemy boats.

• He was afraid of the long journey.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Our powder and balls were places by the guns," his father noted in his diary, "and everything ready to begin the action."

The author most likely used a primary source to describe this moment in the passage because

• This was the only thing interesting from Adams's diary

• There were no secondary sources available in the library.

• He did not have a good enough imagination to write the scene himself.

• He wanted to give the reader a firsthand account of what it was like to prepare for war.

What did Johnny and his father assume caused the flash of light?

• The storm

• Enemy fire

• A malfunction in the ship

• The ship going off course

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What caused four crew members to get hurt?

• The ship was struck by lightning.

• The ship was hit by enemy fire.

• The ship was steered off course.

• The ship was hit by an enemy ship.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of these sentences comes from Adams's diary?

• "Was it cannon fire?"

• "Through it all, Johnny was proud that his father stayed calm."

• "As the captain surveyed the damage, he only had one bit of good news."

• "The Wind blowing against the current...produced a tumbling sea."

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What animal do they catch on their journey?

• A Spanish spider

• An Italian Insect

• A German greyhound

• A Portuguese Man of War

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is one word frequently used to describe Adams?

• Flexible

• Stubborn

• Happy

• Careful

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

How many frigates followed the American ship originally?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.A.1