A Lonely Coast
Christmas On the Beach
Mama Is Gone
A Wagon and Oxen
Better Days Will Come
100
What type of food was Mina wishing she had on the steamer to Indian Point?
Milk and Cheese
100
What made the roads impossible to travel?
cold, rainy weather
100
At the beginning of the chapter, the lumber is brought to build...
shelters
100
What does Mina do to prove that she is determined to leave the beach?
She offers to buy a wagon and oxen.
100
Who does Papa plan to talk to when he gets to New Braunfels?
The Verein
200
Why does Papa show Mina how to shoot a gun?
For protection against unfriendly Indians
200
What did Anna and Mina find to serve as a Christmas tree?
A piece of driftwood
200
What illness does Mama have?
pneumonia
200
Who buys the wagon and oxen?
Papa and Herr Kaufmann
200
Why is the creek called "Chocolate Creek?"
It is a muddy color like chocolate.
300
How long have the stranded Germans been on the beach at Indian Point?
One month
300
What does Mina give to Papa for Christmas?
A sand dollar
300
What does Mina try to feed her Mama to give her strength?
broth
300
What news does Herr Lange tell Papa?
Texas has joined the United States
300
Camped at Chocolate Creek, what does the group eat for supper?
A prairie chicken
400
What do you think the word hovel means? mansion ship hotel room low-class shelter
low-class shelter
400
What does Mama give to Mina for Christmas?
A red doll's cape
400
What are Mama's last words to Papa?
Take Mina away from this place.
400
Before they leave Indian Point, Mina and Papa visit this site to say goodbye.
Mama's grave
400
As the group moves towards Victoria, what happens to Baby Elizabeth?
She dies
500
What does Mina family use for a roof for their tent?
A blanket
500
What happened to Frau Kaufmann on Christmas night?
She gave birth to a baby daughter
500
What gift does Mina put on her Mama's casket?
a carved seagull
500
Papa and Mina are waiting on a wagon to take them to...
The German colony in New Braunfels
500
What did Papa and Mina begin to see on the road?
clothes, cooking pots, a blanket, and graves
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