"Blood on the River" Chapters 14-17

Why did Captain Smith leave the fort with a group of men?

• To look for a path to the Orient.
• To trade with the Indians.
• To search for more food.
• To explore and see the country.

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Who did Samuel tell about the eggs and other food that Master Wingfield was hording?

• Reverend Hunt
• Richard
• Captain John Smith
• Henry

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Why do President Ratcliffe and the other gentlemen arrest Captain Smith when he returns from his long absence?

• Because he is a traitor. 
• Because he hoarded food.
• Because he made peace with the Indians.
• Because they think he is responsible for the deaths of two men. 

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What did the gentlemen do when they were tired of living in James Town? 

• Stole the food.
• Stole the Discovery, the food and tried to go back to England. 
• Stole the guns.
• Stole the cannon.

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When the native men couldn't lift the cannon, what does Captain Smith give them instead? 

• Corn
• Muskets
• Baskets, wheat, bread and corn.
• Glass beads, bells, mirrors, and a large copper pot.

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When Captain Smith was presented to the Great Powhatan, what did the native chief look like? 

• He was sitting on a throne covered in beaver's pelt.
• He was sitting on a throne covered in wolf skins. 
• He was sitting on a throne covered with raccoon skins.
• He was sitting on a throne covered in buffalo skins.

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Captain Smith was taken to many tribes and fed a great feast. Then Chief Powhatan wanted to kill Captain Smith, but who thwarted his plan for killing him? 

• A little girl.
• A little boy.
• A little baby.
• A little monkey.

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Why was Captain Smith arrested when he returned from the Powhatan tribe?

• The gentlemen thought that he had become friends with the natives and wanted to take their food.
• The gentlemen felt it appropriate for Smith to pay for the lives of Robinson and Emry with his life (they quoted Leviticus!).
• The gentlemen wanted him to hang for the incidents that happened on the boat on the way over from England.
• The gentlemen were mad that they had to come back to shore with the stores.

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How does Samuel react to Smith being imprisoned again? 

• He throws a rock and hits Master Smith.
• He throws a rock and hits Master Ratcliffe.
• He throws a rock and hits Master Wingfield.
• He throws a rock and hits Master Archer.

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Who rescues Samuel from Master Archer’s wrath after he throws the rock?     

• Richard
• God
• Reverand Hunt
• Henry

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