The River Between Us Chapter 1-3

Which of these best describes the setting of Chapter 1?

• New Orleans, Louisana, 1861

• St. Louis, Missouri, 1916

• small town in Illinois, 1861

• New Orleans, Louisiana, 1916

The narrator of Chapter 1 is:

• Howard Hutchings

• Noah Pruitt

• Tilly Pruitt

• Delphine Duval

What is the narrator excited about in Chapter 1?

• 16th Birthday

• being old enough to join the army and go to war

• a riverboat trip to meet an aunt in St. Louis

• a car trip to meet his grandparents

Which is these best describes the setting of Chapter 2?

• New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861

• St Louis, Missouri, 1916

• Grand Tower, Illinois, 1861

• New Orleans, Louisiana, 1916

Why was Cass a terrible worry to Mrs. Pruitt?

• Cass is sickly; she is twelve years old and looks ten

• Cass is always trying to run away from home

• Cass is missing Paw

• Cass has visions of the dead, and her visions torment her

The narrator of Chapter 2 is?

• Howard Hutchings

• Noah Pruitt

• Tilly Pruitt

• Delphine Duval

Why is Mrs. Pruitt worried about Noah's restlessness?

• She is afraid Noah will go find Paw

• She is afraid Noah will go away to war

• She is afraid Noah will go look for gold in California

• She is afraid Noah will get married

Who got off the riverboat and changed the lives of the Pruitt's?

• Mrs. Breeze and her servant

• Tilly's Paw and a friend

• two young women from New Orleans

• a showboat musician and a dancer

Why couldnt these two people stay in town at the hotel?

• Mrs. Breeze would not stay in such a place

• Paw didn't have the money to pay for a hotel room

• The hotel would not allow black people to stay there

• The hotel was too rough for a fine lady like Delphine

What surprising thing did Tilly's mama do?

• Mrs. Pruitt asked the two people to come stay with them in their house

• Mrs. Pruitt said that black people weren't welcome in Grand Tower

• Mrs. Pruitt said that Southerners weren't welcome in Grand Tower

• Mrs. Pruitt said that Noah would not be happy to escort the young ladies around town