"Chapter 1" from An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill

What statement summarizes the selection?

• A man wants to travel to California during the Gold Rush. He changes his mind and settles in Kansas. His son never finds out why.

• During the era of the Gold Rush, a boy moves westward with his family. Along the way, he gets a wild pony. he meets a fur trapper who turns out to be his cousin.

• Settlers move west during the time of the Gold Rush. Families travel with wagons and settle and in different states. Fur traders travel around the country.

• A young man has adventures while working as a fur trapper. He lives in South America and California. At last, he meets some relatives who know his name and his family.

What is the impact of paragraph 8?

• It introduces the idea of trappers.

• It summarizes the story of the settlers.

• It summarizes the hardships of moving to a new territory.

• It explains the relationship between people and the land.

According to the selection, which statement is true?

• The narrator Bill Cody grows up to be an Iowa farmer.

• The family travels west to look for gold in California.

• The wagons always follow the low trails in the valleys.

• The trappers are familiar with handling wild animals.

Based on the last sentence in paragraph 2, what does the word languish emphasize?

• feel restless

• have no money

• feel unhappy

• have no home

Which sentence from the selection is the example of the long lost cousin's point of view?

• "Perhaps I would have grown up to be an Iowa farmer."

• "One of the trappers, a young man, invited me to share the meal."

• "I expect to meet an uncle, Elijah Cody."

• "You must be the long-lost nephew, Horace Billings

What did the narrator mean by saying that he was going to ride that pony "or bust" in paragraph 77.

• He was ready to accept failure.

• He felt determined to succeed.

• He wanted to win a lot of money.

• He could pretend to ride the pony.

How does the author support his claim that his father loved adventure?

• He uses his wagon to earn money for the family.

• He lets his son introduce him to a young trapper.

• He is born in Ohio, but moves to settle in new state.

• He hears about the California Gold Rush, but does not care to.

How does the selection support the idea that American settlers worked hard to reach their goals.

• It contrasts the narrator which the skillful young trapper.

• It describes how the men enjoyed the evening campfire.

• It suggests that Americans grew widely excited about gold.

• It states that the trip from Ohio to Missouri took thirty days.