Woods Runner

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.

A synonym of terse is 

• brusque

• slow

• torn apart

• calm

How did the settlers on the frontier find out about the war?

• They received letters from Boston.

• A paper depicting the battle at Lexington and Concord was passed among the settlers.

• A soldier on his way to Boston stopped and told the family.

• They had read about it in a newspaper.

How did Samuel conclude that the smoke was from an attack?

• He had seen soldiers on horseback while he was hunting.

• The settlers had been fearful of an attack ever since Isaac had shown them the scrap of paper.

• He could hear someone screaming right before he saw the smoke.

• The smoke was dark and wide which was inconsistent with a grass fire on a clear, windless day.

Which of the following was not true about Samuel?

• He preferred the woods to the company of people.

• He provided meat for most of the settlement.

• He was a passionate patriot.

• His neighbors were amazed at his knowledge of the woods.

What is the best definition of a cadavers?

• places of safety

• internal parts

• illegal goods or drugs

• dead bodies

What did Samuel once hear about Indians that explained why Old Bobby was spared?

• They did not kill children or elderly.

• They believed crazy people would come back to haunt them.

• They believed the spirit of a crazy person could not be killed.

• They believe crazy people were graced by a Higher Power.

Why did Samuel join in on the attack of the Indians and British at the encampment?

• He hoped it would result in the rescue of his parents.

• He wanted revenge for the burning of his settlement.

• There was no place to hide.

• He didn't have a choice.

What did Coop mean when he said to Samuel, "I thought you might lost your light during the night."

• That the kerosene in his lantern would run out.

• That the camp fire would go out.

• That he might die during the night.

• That he might lose his eyesight.

How did Coop save Samuel's life?

• He applied a poultice made of tobacco juice to his forehead.

• He cleaned and bandaged his wound daily.

• He applied oak leaves to his forehead.

• He applied some ointment from a plant to his forehead.