Bound for Oregon - Chapter 1-4

What are the reasons the Todd family and their neighbors are starting to talk about moving out west? Check all that apply.

• They hear the land has lots of timber for building.

• The climate is gentle all year round.

• There is gold to mine out there.

• A farmer can lay a claim to a 640 acre plot of the best farmland in the world

• There are companies hiring men by the hundreds out there.

Answer explanation

There are THREE correct answers among these.

Who is the narrator of the story Bound for Oregon?

• Louvina Todd

• Mary Ellen Todd

• Mother

• an unknown third person narrator

In what ways did the Todd family practice self sufficiency? Check all that apply.

• They raised their own food.

• They churned butter.

• They mined for gold to sell.

• They made their own pots out of clay.

• They made homemade soap.

Answer explanation

They actually did all but one of these things.

Why did Mary Ellen's grandmother take care of her for six years?

• Her parents were too busy with the farm.

• Her mother had died and her dad didn't remarry right away.

• Her grandmother simply wanted to be close to them.

• She had run away from home to live with her grandma until she could return her to her parents.

Which word means "a fever that makes you shake and feel cold"?

• ague

• quinine

• grave

• reticule

In this photo from page 8, what is Father making on his potter's wheel?

• a bowl

• a plate

• a pitcher

• a vase

Answer explanation

Which of these options would have a spout to pour water from?

What did Mary Ellen notice in the pitchers and jugs her father made that always made her smile?

• His signature on the bottom of them.

• His initials carved into the handles.

• He was the only one who made the pottery out of red clay.

• His thumbprint where the handles attach to the vessel.

Which word means "looking or sounding quiet and serious, especially because something important or worrying has happened"?

• bedraggled

• grave

• reticule

• quinine

What is the name of Father's three daughters? Check all that apply.

• Mary Ellen

• Sarah

• Louvina

• Kathrine

• Cynthia

Answer explanation

There are three daughters altogether?

What does the fact that Mary Ellen's mother and Louvina's mother both died young tell you about life at that time?

• There was a deadly pandemic around that time.

• Attacks by Native Americans were commonplace.

• Life was hard due to many reasons. People just didn't often live long lives then.

• Since they are sisters, they probably had a genetic reason that affected them both.