Blood on the River, Ch. 13 - 16

Ch. 13- Who is the new president of the colony?

• Master Wingfield

• John Smith

• Samuel

• Captain Ratcliffe

Ch. 13- The water is no longer salty, in fact Samuel says "...it tastes so sweet, I would think it had honey in it." What happened to change the drinking water?

• the sunshine filtered it

• they added flavor packets

• it rained

• they put honey in it

Ch. 13- The natives come to trade, what do they bring? [check all that apply]

• bread

• the latest iPhone

• corn

• fish & meat

• squash & berries

Ch. 13- What do the natives want in return for the food they brought? [check all that apply]

• copper

• hatchets

• horses

• swords & muskets

• cheese and crackers

Ch. 13- Do the natives get all that they wanted/asked for in the trade?

• yes- the colonists want the food so badly they will give anything to get it

• no- the colonists have been instructed by the Virginia Company not to give the natives any weapons

Ch. 13- Why does Samuel offer to let Richard see his sword and to teach him some fighting techniques?

• Samuel wants to fight Richard.

• Richard has been pestering Samuel.

• Samuel doesn't want the sword anymore.

• Samuel is trying to become Richard's friend.

Ch. 14- Captain Smith is put in charge of a couple of tasks. What are they?

• trade with the natives and building houses

• cooking and cleaning

• fixing the ship and swabbing the deck

• checking email and sending Snapchats

Ch. 14- Fill in the blanks. "We use shaped timbers to frame the houses, and the carpenters teach us how to weave sticks together to make a mesh, then coat the mesh with a mixture of river clay and straw to make ____________ and ____________ walls."

• lathe & plaster

• wattle & daub

• cooking & cleaning

• fish & meat

Ch. 14- In early December Capt. Smith and 9 others sail the Chickahominy River in search of what?

• Red Lobster

• the survivors of Roanoke

• passage to the Orient / passage to the Pacific Ocean

• a way back to England

Ch. 15- What did the gentlemen do when they were tired of living in James Town?

• they arrested Captain Smith

• boarded the Discovery with all of the food stores intending to go back to England

• they did the Hokey Pokey and turned themselves around

• they stole the cannons and gave them to the natives