Blood on the River Chapters 5-8

What do the gentlemen keep wanting to do while on board the ship?

• Kill all the commoners

• Take the ship back to England

• Mutiny and stay in the Caribbean

• Throw Samuel overboard

How does Captain Smith communicate with the natives?

• he speaks their language

• hand gestures

• English

• writing

Why don't the colonists stop in Florida?

• Because they're in a hurry

• Because King James doesn't want them to

• Because it belongs to the Spanish

• Because there is a storm

What happens to the path cutters on Guadeloupe?

• They are stung by a swarm of insects

• Natives attack them

• They are taken prisoner

• The touch poisonous sap

Samuel said his "throat feels dry as sand". What type of figurative language is that?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Who taught Samuel to read?

• Reverend Hunt

• Captain Smith

• His mother

• He can't read

What is the real name of the "large pinecone with spikey leaves"?

• jackfruit

• caterpillar

• mango

• pineapple

"These islands are strung together much like beads on a necklace," is a simile meaning...?

• The islands are close together

• The islands are beautiful

• The islands are circular in shape

• Everyone on the islands wear jewelry

When Samuel steps foot on the island, how long had it been since he'd been on land?

• 6 months

• 3 weeks

• 7 weeks

• 3 months

How do the boys clean the pots?

• soap and water

• a rag

• with sand

• dirt