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WorksheetsBlood on the River Ch. 15-16
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 54mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why do President Ratcliffe and the other gentlemen arrest Captain Smith when he returns from his long absence?
a)
Because he is a traitor.
b)
Because he hoarded food.
c)
Because he made peace with the Indians.
d)
Because they think he is responsible for the deaths of two men.
2.
What did the gentlemen do when they were tired of living in James Town?
a)
Stole the food.
b)
Stole the Discovery, the food and tried to go back to England.
c)
Stole the guns.
d)
Stole the cannon.
3.
Why did the native men come back with Captain Smith?
a)
To get a cannon.
b)
To get food.
c)
To get the gentlemen.
d)
To get Samuel.
4.
When the native men couldn't lift the cannon, what does Captain Smith give them instead?
a)
Corn
b)
Muskets
c)
Baskets, wheat, bread and corn.
d)
Glass beads, bells, mirrors, and a large copper pot.
5.
When Captain Smith was presented to the Great Powhatan, what did the native chief look like?
a)
He was sitting on a throne covered in beaver's pelt.
b)
He was sitting on a throne covered in wolf skins.
c)
He was sitting on a throne covered with raccoon skins.
d)
He was sitting on a throne covered in buffalo skins.
6.
Captain Smith was taken to many tribes and fed a great feast. Then Chief Powhatan wanted to kill Captain Smith, but who thwarted his plan for killing him?
a)
A little girl.
b)
A little boy.
c)
A little baby.
d)
A little monkey.
7.
Why was Captain Smith arrested when he returned from the Powhatan tribe?
a)
The gentlemen thought that he had become friends with the natives and wanted to take their food.
b)
The gentlemen felt it appropriate for Smith to pay for the lives of Robinson and Emry with his life (they quoted Leviticus!).
c)
The gentlemen wanted him to hang for the incidents that happened on the boat on the way over from England.
d)
The gentlemen were mad that they had to come back to shore with the stores.
8.
How does Samuel react to Smith being imprisoned again?
a)
He throws a rock and hits Master Smith.
b)
He throws a rock and hits Master Ratcliffe.
c)
He throws a rock and hits Master Wingfield.
d)
He throws a rock and hits Master Archer.
9.
Who rescues Samuel from Master Archer’s wrath after he throws the rock?
a)
Richard
b)
God
c)
Reverand Hunt
d)
Henry
10.
Who arrived in time to save Captain Smith from certain death?
a)
King George
b)
Captain America
c)
Captain Newport
d)
Natives
11.
How did Samuel and Richard react to the English ship coming down the river?
a)
They were excited that Reverend Hunt’s prayers for a miracle had worked!
b)
They were sad that the Spanish were coming!
c)
They were excited that Master Wingfield had changed his mind.
d)
They were worried that Reverend Hunt's prayers didn't work.
12.
What does John Laydon mean on page 115 when he says, "They've already killed us..."?
a)
The gentlemen are shooting at them from the boat.
b)
They are hiding from the natives that are shooting arrows at them.
c)
They will die of starvation.
d)
The gentlemen are coming back to kill them.
13.
What does Samuel pray for in the chapel? What does he not pray for?
a)
to curb his anger; the humility to like Master Wingfield
b)
to curb his anger; the humility to serve a new master
c)
to curb his sadness; the humility to serve a new master
d)
the humility to serve a new master
14.
Choose a character trait for Samuel.
a)
calm
b)
angry
15.
Choose a character trait for Captain Smith.
a)
cowardly
b)
courageous
16.
Choose a character trait for Master Wingfield.
a)
trustworthy
b)
untrustworthy
17.
At the beginning of Chapter 6, Samuel describes the Caribbean Islands as being "strung together much like beads on a necklace." What type of figurative language was he using?
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
18.
From who's point of view is Blood on the River told?
a)
Captain Smith
b)
Samuel
c)
Master Wingfield
d)
Captain Newport
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