Sailing to America U2 Week 2

What type of genre is Sailing to America?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

Why did Nora's family want to immigrate to America?

• There was not enough food in Ireland.

• Her family wanted to sail on a ship.

• Nora's family wanted to join her uncle.

• Nora's brother was nervous about immigrating to America.

What symbol did the people on the ship see when they arrived in America?

• Lady Liberty

• The United States flag.

• Mt. Rushmore

• Lincoln Memorial

How long did it take Da to save money to send for his family?

• 1 month

• 2 years

• 1 year

• 8 months

Why was the family inspected by doctors when they arrived to Ellis Island?

• The family didn't see a doctor.

• The doctors had to make sure they weren't bringing any illnesses with them.

• The doctor stopped them on accident.

• The doctors wanted to stop them from coming to America.

Why did Nora have to light a lamp when she sat down at the table?

• Electricity was not invented yet.

• Her family couldn't afford electricity.

• Nora liked the fire in the lamp.

• Nora's brother was afraid to light the lamp.

Who's dream was it to live in America?

• Nora's

• Nora's brother

• Uncle Sean

• Mama and Da

"The air inside the steamship smelled like a dirty sock." What does the underlined phrase mean?

• The ship was full of socks.

• The people on the ship did lots of laundry.

• The steamship smelled horrible.

• The passengers didn't have any clean clothes to wear, so they hung them around the ship.