Characters
The main character in our story, a young boy.
Who is Samuel Collier?
The name of the native people who live in Virginia
Who are the Powhatans?
This is a robe made of a particular type of animal that the settlers wore.
What is a deerskin mantle?
The trek to the home of Pocahontas seemed as long as the ride on the ship across the ocean. What is the type of figurative language used here?
simile
"I hope we survive the winter!" What type of sentence is this?
exclamation
This person has Captain Smith shackled on board the Susan Constant
Who is Master Wingfield?
The Algonquian Indians
Who is Powhatan?
This can be a noun or a verb and it describes a portion of something.
What is a ration?
The rain and wind shrieked across the rails of the ship. What type of figurative language is this?
personification
Samuel's mom died young, she had a rough life in London. What is the pronoun? Who is the pronoun referring to?
she=pronoun mom
This person accused Samuel of stealing from his store.
Who is the pawnshop owner?
Name of the girl who "saved" Captain Smith's life.
Who is Pocahontas?
The gentlemen stole these from the Samuel and Richard's cabin during winter.
What are embers?
Living in the place where one is born.
What is a native?
Wandering around the camp, the gentlemen muttered,"We want to go back to London."
What does muttered mean?
Complaining quietly among themselves
Wise settler who knows Algonquin
Who is Captain Smith?
Reason why Algonquian boys and men shave the right sides of their heads.
What is to keep their hair from interfering with shooting their bow?
This means a lot of something. It might even mean a swarm of something.
teeming
The bees buzzed around the garden that the settlers had planted. What kind of figurative language is this?
onomatopoeia
The most effective of the weapons used in Virginia.
What is a bow and arrows?
A young boy who was killed early in our story by an enemy raid
Who is James?
Capital city of the Powhatan Indians
What is Weromocomoco?
It tells about what might happen in the future.
What is a prophecy?
They say that if it were not for Captain Smith insisting that they stay the course, they would all be back in their comfortable homes in England by now (Carbone 25). Stay the course means...
continue with plans
Everyone starts clamoring at once. “They’re leaving us!” “They’ve stolen our food.” “We’ve no stores left.” “Those no-good lazy gentlemen...” “We’ll starve!” “Where have you been?” Captain Smith holds up a hand to silence us (Carbone 116).
Clamoring means
Everyone talking at once.