Dear Levi – Letters from the Overland TrailComprehension Questions
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1: What did Reuben give Frank, Hiram, and Austin to celebrate their "truly noble thing"?
a arrow head
a button
a bird feather
a gold nugget
2: What did Frank, Hiram, and Austin become before they went their separate ways?
blood brothers
wilderness scouts
Indian scouts
honorary militia soldiers
3: What was Austin saving for Levi's collection?
silver coins
stones and bird feathers
beaver skins
arrow heads
4: What happened to the Yardley's baby daughter?
drowned in Miller's Creek
died of the fever
crushed under a wagon wheel
shot by an Indian brave
5: What animal marrow did Austin enjoy?
fox
horse
buffalo
wolf
6: What did Frank, Hiram, and Austin use to trick the Luson brothers into believing there were rattlesnakes?
the gourd
Frank's snakeskin
the river stones
Reuben’s buttons
7: What happened to Mr. Morrison?
kicked in the head by a horse
crushed to death under a falling log
died from the fever
shot by Indians
8: What did Mr. Hickman do to Ned when he got spooked and shied?
shot him in the thigh
sold him to Mr. Morrison
left him at the Sioux Indian camp
tied him to the wagon for the remainder of the trip
9: When did Austin begin writing his letters?
April 13, 1912
April 13, 1678
April 13, 1851
April 13, 1786
10: What did Reuben have Austin find for the pie?
black birds
apples
black mice
peaches
11: Why was Austin worried about crossing Miller's Creek?
because Mr. Stewson could not swim
because the wagon would not make the trip
because the horses would drown
because he could not swim
12: Who took Austin in after Mrs. Morrison died?
Reuben
Mr. Hickman
Mr. Black
Mrs. Wilson
13: Who had to have their tooth pulled?
Steve
Austin
Mr. Morrisin
Frank
14: Who helped swim the animals across the Sweetwater River?
the Snake Indians
the militia
the Sioux Indians
the Creek Indians
15: What was strange about Old Bill?
he would sleep under the mirror
he was as big as a dog
he was stuffed
he was 32 years old
16: Who was watching after Levi in Pennsylvania while Austin was traveling to Oregon?
Mrs. Cutright
Mr. Edgetom
Miss Amelia
Mr. Smith
17: What did the Yardly boys want to trade for Hiram's horned toad?
arrow heads
marbles
feathers
shoes
18: What did Reuben give Austin to help keep the insects away?
a snake fang
buffalo chips
white wine
a dried gourd
19: What did Austin and Frank do with Mrs. Morrison's rocking chair?
used it for firewood
sold it to reuben
placed it on her grave
made a wheel spoke out of it
20: Where did Reuben hide his gold?
in a tin cup
in Old Bill
in the Indian headdress
in his button coat
21: What did Mr. Hickman shoot on June 2, 1851?
a wolf
a desert rat
an eagle
a Indian woman
22: Why was Austin going to Oregon?
to visit his mother
to work at a logging camp
to see about his Pa's claim
to mine for gold