On the Run

Paragraphs 6 and 7 are mainly about

• General Santa Anna's brutality 

• how the Texian army plans to help people escape

• the difficulties Texian families face as they try to escape 

• how the families left their farms and towns

Berth is writing this letter

• to his father in General Sam Houston's army

  
  

• to someone in General Santa Anna's army 

  
  

• to his aunt Greta in the Texian army

• to his aunt Greta who lives in Germany

When the Texian army first confronted the Mexican army, the Texians

The message Berthold intended to communicate with his letter is that he and his family were desperate and afraid of losing everything they had worked to build in Texas. 

• True

• False

Why is smoke coming from the towns mentioned in paragraph 3?

When did Berthold Meyer write the letter?

From the words "like a pack of scalded cats" in paragraph 5, the reader can tell that the Texian families are -

• fearful and panicked

• wet and angry 

• trying to find a place to rest 

• loyal to President Burnet

Read this dictionary entry. Which definition of produce is used in paragraph 3?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

Look at this sentence from the selection. How can the reader tell that this selection is narrated from the first person point of view?

• The speaker refer to himself first. 

• The speaker uses the pronouns I and we. 

• There is no narrator in this selection.

• The speaker is writing to Aunt Greta. 

Why has Berthold's father joined the Texian army?

• To help General Santa Anna defeat General Sam Houston

• To earn enough money to buy his farm back from the Texian army

• To help defend Texas from General Santa Anna's Mexican army 

• To avoid the difficulties of the Runaway Scrape