Pedro's Journal - part 5

What does Sancho do when he lets Pedro take the tiller?

• Watches YouTube videos

• Plays games

• Calls his mom

• Sleeps on the floor next to Pedro

What star is Pedro looking for while steering the ship?

• The North Star

• The South Star

• The West Star

• The East Star

Why couldn't they turn and go back to Spain?

• Spain was too far away.

• They would stand still in the water.

• They were lost.

• They were almost to land.

What did Columbus say they could do to him if they didn't find land by the next day?

• Make him walk the plank

• But him in chains

• Chop off his head

What didn't they find floating in the water?

• Reeds

• Plants

• A stick with iron workings on it

• A Nike tennis shoe

Who was the first to spot land?

• Pedro

• Sancho

• Gutierrez

• Columbus

An ugly, brown island was there in the morning.

• True

• False

Columbus claimed the land for the king and queen of Spain and named it...

• El Salvador

• San Salvador

• St. Helena

• Los Angeles

The Native people were scared of Columbus and his crew.

• True

• False

What happened when one of the natives touched Columbus' sword?

• He cut off his finger.

• He took it from Columbus.

• He was startled when he cut his finger and saw blood drip onto the sand.