from Sacajawea

In the excerpt from Sacajawea, what concerns the narrator about returning home?

• She is not sure if her relatives will be angry with her.

• She does not know if any of her relatives are still alive.

• She is not certain how Captain Lewis will treat her relatives.

• She does not think that she will recognize her childhood friends.

In the excerpt from Sacajawea, what role does the narrator play in the journey? Choose two options.

• She guides the group to her home.

• She tells some of her people’s stories.

• She writes down words in her language.

• She shows some of her people’s customs.

• She gives medicine to the sick and injured.

In the excerpt from Sacajawea, when does Captain Lewis show the most excitement?

• when he gets to know the narrator and the uncle

• when he finds and gets help from the medicine man

• when he examines birds and plants that are new to him

• when he meets the narrator’s people and hears their stories

What happens at the end of the excerpt from Sacajawea?

• The uncle rescues Captain Clark after he is pulled away by a current.

• The uncle rescues the narrator’s husband after he falls in the river.

• The uncle rescues Captain Clark after he gets lost going to camp.

• The uncle rescues the narrator’s husband after he breaks his leg.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A What is the most likely meaning of harsh as it is used in this passage from the excerpt from Sacajawea? Base your answer on context.

But I could not tell if I was filled with happiness at returning home or if my heart was beating so fast because I was afraid of what I might find. What had happened to those close to my heart when the Minnetarees raided on that harsh day?

• excited and joyful

• dull and unimportant

• rough and unpleasant

• sure and confident

Part A answer: Harsh = rough and unpleasant

Part B Which phrase from the passage is a context clue that most clearly supports the answer to Part A?

But I could not tell if I was filled with happiness at returning home or if my heart was beating so fast because I was afraid of what I might find. What had happened to those close to my heart when the Minnetarees raided on that harsh day?

• I could not tell

• at returning home

• close to my heart

• the Minnetarees raided

What is the most likely meaning of gestured as it is used in this passage from the excerpt from Sacajawea? Choose the meaning based on context clues.

“No,” he said, looking unhappy. “That is not what I mean,” he said, speaking very slowly, as if it were his words, not his question, that had confused me. “All of us.” He gestured with his hands.

• picked up something very heavy

• told someone that you were pleased

• made a motion to express a meaning

• made a sudden and alarming change

What is the most likely meaning of scouting as it is used in this passage from the excerpt from Sacajawea? Choose the meaning based on context clues.

Despite his sickness, your good uncle kept scouting ahead, walking far along the shore and farther inland as we came down the river in the cottonwood canoes.… [Your father] begged to go with him. You know how your father always wants to see something new.

• building a campfire

• exploring an area

• gathering sticks

• rowing quickly

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A In the excerpt from Sacajawea, what most motivates the uncle on the journey?

• making sure he does not get sick

• following Captain Lewis’s orders

• finding the narrator’s relatives

• looking for plants to eat

Part A Answer: finding the narrator’s relatives

Part B Which detail from the excerpt most clearly supports the answer to Part A?

• Your good uncle had made himself ill. With all of his walking through the prickly pear cactus, his feet were covered with open wounds and blisters.

• [Your uncle] was so tired that it was an effort for him to stand again after he sat upon the ground. Yet he did not wish to stop. His heart told him to keep seeking my people, even after Captain Lewis begged him to rest.

• Such a serious man, Captain Lewis was. It always seemed as if there was something that made him doubt himself, even though he was good and strong. It is not that way with your good uncle.

• Now your good uncle was so sick that he had no wish to eat. Yet he wanted to walk. He walked along the north branch of the three rivers with only your father and one other man by his side.