Woods Runner Quiz: Chapters 1 - 5

How did Samuel learn about life outside the settlement?

• Through his parents books
• Through artifacts that he found in  the forest
• Soldiers described it to him.
• Angels brought the knowledge of civilizations in purple and pink translucent bubbles.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How did news travel through the colonies?

• Newspapers or news carried by travelers.
• Pony Express
• email
• telegraph

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What disturbing news did the old man named Isaac bring to Samuel's settlement?

• colonial militia and English soldiers had fought at Lexington, Concord,  and Bunker Hill.
• A new family was arriving.
• He was leaving.
• Soldiers were on the way to destroy the settlement.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What was free but could only be used with months and even years of back-breaking work?

• land
• muskets
• candles
• tacos

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

How did Samuel know from 8 miles away that the settlement had been attacked?

• He could see a large column of smoke far off. 
• Soldiers passed by.
• The bear ran away.
• A squirrel whispered the news to Samuel.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What is a bayonet? 

• a long blade that screws on to the end of a musket
• a very small bay
• A net used in a bayou
• Elfin slang for "poop"

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What had been done to Overton that made his face droop?

• He was scalped.
• He was shot with dozens of arrows.
• He was burned.
• He was dead.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

What horrible task did Samuel have to complete before he could begin to try to find his parents?

• Bury his neighbors
• Find his dog's body
• Dig under the collapsed cabins, looking for survivors
• If you don't know this one, I got no words.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What role did Samuel play in the settlement that made him an excellent tracker?

• He provided meat.
• He taught the children how to shoot.
• He was an excellent fiddle player.
• He sewed the most beautiful ball gowns out of the crudest of fabrics.

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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 is Samuel different from his parents?

• He is a patriot, and they are loyalists.

• He loves the frontier, but they would prefer to live in the city.

• He learned to read, even though they didn't know how to.

• They are not a part of the forest, but he is.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6