Thanksgiving on Thursday-MTH Test

The setting of this story is in 

• New York City
• North Carolina
• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• on the Mayflower

The pilgrims were originally immigrating to New York from England until....

• The pilgrims got too sick and the boat had to stop early.
• Captain John Smith needed to pick up supplies.
• A storm blew the boat off course.
• Squanto convinced the captain that Massachusetts was a better place to live.

How did the Wampanoag men solve the food problem in the village?

• Priscilla sent Jack and Annie to hunt for small animals.
• Squanto took Jack to the field to show him how to plant corn.
• The pilgrim children went hunting while the parents prepared the vegetables.
• Squanto took the men deer hunting, and the women and children prepared for the feast.

Priscilla had sad eyes because

• She thought the pilgrims worked too hard.
• Her sister had left to go back to England.
• Her family had died during the cold winter.
• She was homesick for England.

An example of a root plant is a 

• carrot
• watermelon
• pumpkin
• corn

The definition of "fowling" is

• planting a garden
• having strong muscles
• cooking over a hearth
• hunting or trapping birds

What was the "magic" that Jack and Annie found?

• The magic of 3 communities blending together.
• The magic of Squanto not telling the colony who Jack and Annie were.
• The magic of Priscilla teaching the pilgrim children how to take care of themselves.
• The magic of Jack and Annie experiencing how hard the pilgrim children worked.

What do you think is the theme for this book?

• Travelling with friends is always a good thing.
• Hard work and effort always pays off.
• Planting a garden keeps you fed.
• Be careful that you do not get sick.

Squanto told Jack and Annie which quote to help them understand the meaning of friendship.

• "Be kind to those who feel different and afraid."
• "People of the Light"
• "You need to learn how to plant corn."
• "Go shoot a deer and bring it back to me."

What is the meaning of toil?

• to go fowling
• to work extremely hard
• to be lazy
• to NOT work hard