Blood on the River Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elisa Carbone
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Blood on the River Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elisa Carbone
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the English seek a passage to the Orient?
(a) To conquer Mongolia.
(b) To trade with the Carib Indians.
(c) The attack the Spanish.
(d) To trade with China and India.

2. What ultimately scares off the attacking natives in Chapter 10?
(a) A musket.
(b) A cannon shot.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A group of dogs.

3. What do the trees surrounding the settlement remind Samuel of?
(a) A childhood trip to Ireland.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) His home in England.
(d) A nightmare.

4. Who is the captain of the Godspeed?
(a) John Smith.
(b) Captain Newport.
(c) Bartholomew Gosnold.
(d) John Ratclffe.

5. What products do the English want from the Orient?
(a) Indian elephants.
(b) Mongolian weapons.
(c) Chinese silk.
(d) Turkish tea.

6. What happens to Samuel once they start to sail in Chapter 4?
(a) He nearly falls off the ship.
(b) He misses his home.
(c) He becomes ill.
(d) He realizes he forgot his mother's locket.

7. What do the other settlers seek from Richard and Samuel?
(a) The book of Algonquin words.
(b) Bread.
(c) Embers for a fire.
(d) Gunpowder.

8. Who is the captain of the Discovery?
(a) John Ratcliffe.
(b) Captain Newport.
(c) John Smith.
(d) Master Wingfield.

9. Who accuses Captain Smith of lying in Chapter 15?
(a) Richard.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Henry.
(d) Master Wingfield.

10. What does Captain Smith tell Samuel will not work in Virginia when punishing him in Chapter 8?
(a) Disrespecting the gentlemen.
(b) Standing on his own.
(c) Telling jokes all day.
(d) Starving himself.

11. What is the name of the river at the new settlement?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Yellow River.
(c) The James River.
(d) The Potomac River.

12. What does Samuel steal at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A new pair of shoes because his existing shoes are destroyed.
(b) A locket belonging to his late mother.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A sword that he's been eyeing for several weeks.

13. How do the settlers scare away the attacking Indians in Chapter 9?
(a) They fire a musket.
(b) They steal their bows and arrows.
(c) They release attack dogs.
(d) They shout Algonquin threats.

14. According to Captain Smith, what animals does England not have?
(a) Siamese cats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Deer.
(d) Eagles.

15. Who is hoarding food for President Wingfield?
(a) Henry.
(b) Richard.
(c) Reverend Hunt.
(d) Bartholomew Gosnold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the natives bring to the ships in Chapter 5?

2. What color hair does Captain Smith have?

3. Who is the captain of the entire mission to the New World?

4. What infests the settlers food?

5. How does Samuel protect himself from the attack in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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