WorksheetsBlood on the River- Ch. 21-24
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins
Ch. 21- What is the Great Powhatan's name?
Pippy Longstocking
Wahunsonacock
John Smith
Pocahontas
Ch. 21- Captain Smith delivers a message to Chief Powhatan on behalf of the Virginia Company and King George. What is the message?
"Would you like some supper?"
"Love you not me?"
"You will sleep in my house tonight."
"Will the great chief come to James Town to receive his gifts from King James?
Ch. 21- How does Chief Powhatan respond to the message in Question 7?
He refused the gifts outright.
He will wait at Werowocomoco for 8 days for the gifts to be delivered, but he will not go to James Town to receive them.
He declined to have any supper.
He went to take a nap before responding.
Ch. 21- What does Captain Smith think about the message he has to deliver in Question7?
He thinks it is not a good idea- that you should not try to make "an emperor into a prince" and "no good will come of this".
He thinks it is a great idea because he respects Chief Powhatan so much.
He doesn't really have an opinion about it.
Ch. 21- Captain Newport delivers a crown and gifts to Chief Powhatan. What happens during the coronation ceremony? [Check all that apply.]
Chief Powhatan gave Captain Newport "A pair of worn-out, sweaty, smelly old moccasins."
Chief Powhatan gave Captain Newport a beautiful "mantle" in return for the gifts.
Captain Newport has a couple of soldiers push on Chief Powhatan's shoulders to force him to kneel.
Chief Powhatan pretends not to understand and refuses to kneel to have the crown put on his head.
Ch. 21- What happens to Reverend Hunt in this chapter?
He gets a new haircut.
He becomes weak and ill, and then dies.
He sends a message to Namontack.
He tells Samuel to return to England.
Ch. 22- This chapter begins with "Our trouble starts when winter sets in." What trouble(s)? [Check all that apply.]
Samuel returns to England and they run into storms on the way.
There is not enough food for everyone at Jamestown.
Captain Newport returns to England, taking some of the food with him.
"Chief Powhatan has commanded all of his tribes not to trade with us."
Ch. 22- Samuel goes to stay at Warraskoyack and learns about daily life there. What are some of the things that are deemed "women's work" at the Warraskoyack village?
planting, weeding, harvesting, making clay pots, cooking, and making clothes
pounding corn into meal, hunting, and fishing
eating, knife making, sewing, knitting, and dancing
women are not required to work at the village
Ch. 22- We meet a new character in this chapter, who is Kainta?
John and Ann Laydon's new baby
Namontack's older brother
a boy at the Warraskoyack village & Chief Sasenticum's son
a messenger from Werowocomoco
Ch. 22- Samuel learns many things from Kainta at the Warraskoyack village. What did Samuel learn? [Check all that apply.]
how to make a bow from a sapling
how to make arrow shafts and arrowheads
how to make a knife
how to weave a case to carry arrows on his back
Ch. 22- Kainta and Namontack "exchange the greeting of countrymen". What does that greeting look/or sound like?
they yell over each other as loud as they can to make sure they are heard
they wave at each other from 6' apart
""with a fist, each taps first his own chest, then forehead, and then taps the other boy's chest and forehead"
they each nod and bow to each other
Ch. 22- Namontack visits the Warraskoyack village and tells a story. He says "...your werawance is quick as a rabbit. The trap did not catch him." What "trap" is he referring to?
a trap door at James Town
a rabbit snare
Chief Powhatan arranged a marriage for Captain Smith
Chief Powhatan had a plan to kill Captain Smith and his men
Ch. 22- How did Captain Smith avoid the "trap" in Question 17?
he saw the hinges and walked around the trap door
Pocahontas warned him of the plot to kill him and his men
he saw the string of gut and avoided the rabbit snare
he told Chief Powhatan that he was already married
Ch. 22- Samuel learns to hunt and kills a rabbit and a wild turkey. True or False?
true
false
Ch. 23- New colonists arrive in this chapter. How many new colonists are there by the end of the summer of 1609?
nearly 500
about 50
the book doesn't say
about 5,000
Ch. 23- Samuel is shocked to see some of the new arrivals. Why?
all of the new arrivals are too short to reach anything
the men are old and cannot work
some are women and children
Ch. 23- Samuel is also surprised when he sees Ann "because she is very big around the middle." Why?
because she is pregnant
because John has been giving her all of his food rations
because she had an allergic reaction to some shellfish and swelled up
Ch. 23- There is to be a new Governor. Who is it to be?
Captain John Smith
Reverend Hunt
Sir Thomas Gates
Captain Ratcliffe
Ch. 23- "The day I (Samuel) see smoke rising over the treetops, I know something has gone terribly wrong" What was Samuel referring to?
a couple of the new arrivals rob and set fire to a native village, killing natives in the process
a cook fire got out of control and spread through James Town
the smoke was a signal fire
Ch. 23- "Captain Smith gathers a few men to sail upriver with him in the shallop." Why? What are they doing?
Captain Smith went to see if the natives would come help them rebuild James Town
Captain Smith was responding to the message in the signal fire
Captain Smith is going to try and make peace after the attack on the village by two of the newcomers
Ch. 24- What happens to Captain Smith?
he is wounded when his powder bag explodes
he got married
he receives a message from England that is mother is sick
Ch. 24- Why does Captain Smith say "They have cut off my hands and cut out my tongue"?
it was part of the ceremony ritual when he was adopted into the Powhatan
Because the leaders of James Town have sentenced him to have his hands cut off and his tongue cut out.
"I (John Smith) can no longer use my hands and my words to help the colony."
Ch. 24- Samuel receives some stunning news from Captain Smith. What did Captain Smith tell him? [Check all that apply.]
"There is nothing more I (John Smith) can do. I will return to England."
Captain Smith releases Samuel from his "servitude".
Richard is to return to England with Captain Smith
Ch. 24- What is Samuel to do after he is not longer Captain Smith's page?
He is to become an apprentice to John Laydon and learn to be a carpenter
He is to return to the Warraskoyack village where it is safe
He is also going to return to England with Captain Smith
Ch. 24- With all of the conflict and sadness of this chapter there is some happy news. What is the happy news?
Captain Smith decides not to go back to England
Ann Laydon gives birth to a baby girl, Virginia
Kainta comes to visit James Town
