Sacajawea/ Lewis and Clark Quiz

In the excerpt from Sacajawea, what does the narrator fear she may discover when she returns home?

• that her relatives are angry with her for leaving

• that Captain Lewis does not respect her relatives

• that she no longer recognizes her childhood friends

• that her friends and family have been killed or captured

In the excerpt from Sacajawea, what role does the narrator play in the journey? Choose two options.

• A) She guides the group to her home.

• B) She tells some of her people’s stories.

• C) She writes down words in her language.

• D) She explains some of her people’s customs.

• E) She gives medicine to the sick and injured.

What does Captain Clark (the “good uncle”) do at the end of the excerpt from Sacajawea?

• He rescues Captain Lewis after he is pulled away by a current.

• He rescues the narrator’s husband after he falls in the river.

• He rescues Captain Lewis after he gets lost going to camp.

• He rescues the narrator’s husband after he breaks his leg.

In which of the following examples is Keisha most clearly scouting?

• Keisha pitches a tent.

• Keisha gathers sticks.

• Keisha explores an area.

• Keisha builds a campfire.

If Amelia is seeking advice, what is she doing?

• looking for advice

• changing her advice

• giving someone advice

• rejecting someone’s advice

Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Which of the following is the closest synonym of travel?

• A) team

• B) target

• C) voyage

• D) gathering

Read this passage from the excerpt from Sacajawea. I had to say something or Captain Lewis would have been unhappy all that day. I remained silent, though, until Captain Lewis asked one more question. He made the motion in sign language that stands for our people. “What would your people, the Snakes, call us?” At last I thought I understood. “Ta-ba-bone,” I said. “Ta-ba-bone.” It is a word for those who are strangers, who might be enemies. “Ta-ba-bone,” Captain Lewis said. He was very pleased. He smiled as he turned it into black lines on a white leaf. “Ta-ba-bone.” Why is Captain Lewis pleased?

• He has thought up a word in sign language.

• He knows how to write a new word in his notes.

• He thinks he has learned the word for his people.

• He thinks he knows why he is considered an enemy.

In the excerpt from Sacajawea, how does Sacajawea most clearly feel about the expedition?

• She is eager to prove herself useful on the journey.

• She is grateful for the chance to reunite with her relatives.

• Now I was not just the one who set up the tent, who found the good roots to eat. I was also the one who could show them the way to my people, the one who could help them get horses.

• I taught them how a friend would paint the cheeks of someone he or she met. I told them that they should carry paint with them. If they ever met any of my people, they should use the vermilion paint to honor them in this way.

What does the "Sacajawea" selection and "Lewis and Clark" selection have in common?

• Episodes or events

• General topic

• Text type

• Narrator

Which text more clearly shows York’s experiences with both the Corps of Discovery and the Native Americans?

• the excerpt from Sacajawea

• the graphic “novel” history

• Both texts equally highlight York’s experiences.

• Neither text highlights York’s experiences.