WorksheetsBound for Oregon - Chapters 13-16
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was an ongoing issue after Mary Ellen had the high fever?
She had vivid and scary dreams
She never got her energy back
She became more forgetful
She became impatient and complained often
What happened to disrupt the wagon train that now had only the Todd family, the Clark family and the widow Mrs. Reynolds' family after crossing the Snake River?
Mrs. Reynolds died.
Father Todd became deathly ill.
Mrs. Clark died, and then shortly afterward Captain Clark did too.
The Clark's oxen all died.
What almost tempted Mary Ellen to steal?
She saw some leftover potatoes planted in the ground.
She saw an abandoned wagon with a doll that reminded her of her grandmother.
She saw Mrs. Clark's nice cookware that she wouldn't need anymore.
She saw a plot where Indians had planted some cabbage.
What was the name chosen for the Todd family's new baby?
Edward
Ezra
Elijah
Eziekiel
Which family's wagon had to be abandoned before reaching Oregon?
The Todd's wagon because there were no more lynchpins to repair the broken wheels.
The Clark's after their oldest son, Jesse also died of the fever.
Mrs. Reynolds' wagon because they just moved her stuff into the Clark wagon when she started to care for the remaining kids.
The Grant's wagon, which the Todd wagon train passed along the way.
Which of Mary Ellen's worst fears happened as they got closer to Oregon?
Her father, their leader, became very sick.
One of her sisters died.
A band of Indians badly wounded John.
They became snowbound in the mountains.
What was significant about Laurel Hill?
It had the steepest decline in the trip, making it hard for the weary oxen.
It meant they were still 200 miles from Oregon.
It was a welcome sight after crossing the Rockies and the Blue Mountains.
The Todd family's wagon finally broke down there.
What happened after they reached the bottom of Laurel Hill? (Select all that apply).
The wagon overcame the two lead oxen, Buck and Ben, mortally wounding them.
Buck, the ox, died after finally giving out after the long journey.
Mary Ellen found some vegetation to help the oxen get more energy to finish the journey.
They found an abandoned wagon that had many things they could use in their own wagon and Father gave the okay to take what they needed.
What was the name of the place in Oregon where they finally stopped to end their journey?
Laurel Hill
Land of Milk and Honey
Howell's Prairie
Portland
What event finally made the new cabin in Oregon feel like home to Mary Ellen?
They put Grandma's tin type photo on the shelf.
They cleaned and decorated the house.
They had a nice fire and slept in real beds for the first time in months.
They celebrated their first Christmas at the house.
I fell asleep to the water (a) (lapping/waning) against the dock.
I had two painful (a) (likenesses/abscesses) in my teeth when I went to the dentist.
The farm (a) (flourished/mustered) after a month of steady rains came.
I looked at my mother (a) (sheepishly/precariously) when she caught me grabbing extra cookies out of the jar.
The photo I took of my sister on SnapChat was not a very good (a) (abscess/likeness) of her.
I (a) (lapped/mustered) up the courage to finally share my math strategies with Mr. Rogers.
After hiking for 26 miles, I (a) (ploddingly/sheepishly) made it back to my car.
When my family moved to New Mexico, we (a) (flourished/mortgaged) a new home on five acres.
As I grew older, my interest in toy cars kept (a) (waning/lapping) until I no longer played with them.
I climbed the rope (a) (ploddingly/precariously) because I just knew I was going to lose my grip and fall.
