A Paradise Called Texas Chapter 3

Where did Mina sleep her first night on the river boat?

• on benches
• on the ship's deck
• in her own room
• on a mattress

What did the family do in the first town they stopped in?

• They went to look at a statue of Roland.
• They went shopping.
• The went out to a restaurant.
• They went to a playground.

What did the Adelsverein provide in Bremerhaven?

• They provided a fine dinner.
• They provided a warehouse with cots for people to sleep and coffee in the morning.
• They provided them extra clothes.
• They provided maps of the journey.

How many days did the family have to wait in Bremerhaven?

• They had to wait three days before the ship was ready to sail.
• They had to wait one day so others could join.
• They had to wait a week to fix the ship.
• They had to wait two days for a good wind.

Where did all of the boxes they brought for the trip go?

• They put them under the beds.
• They pilled them up by the walls.
• They used them as tables.
• Some of them were stored in the hold and others they took into the steerage.

What did Mina’s mom suggest they do for privacy?

• They should build a wall to separate their rooms.
• She suggested Papa hang a blanket over the open part of their berth.
• They should stay far away from others.
• She suggested they go to a private cabin.

What did Mina’s mother say they had to do first?

• They should say a prayer.
• They should lay down and rest.
• They had to make their beds with the mattresses they brought.
• They should explore the ship.

What did Mama do to make their berth look like a home?

• They should put fresh flowers in a vase.
• They need to clean their area.
• She made the beds, hung the dishes and coffee pot and arranged boxes to make a table and two benches.
• She put up decorations from their old home and hung pictures.

What change happened to Mama after they were done unpacking on the ship?

• She became ill.
• She made new friends.
• Mama looked pale and tired.
• Mama made dinner.

On page 19 the author compares Mina’s age with Anna’s. How old is Mina?

• Mina is 10, the same age as Anna.
• Mina is two years older than Anna.
• Mina is two years younger than Anna.
• Mina and Anna share the same birthday.