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Chapters 12 & 13
Chapters 14 & 15
Chapters 16 & 17
Chapters 18 & 19
Chapter 20
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What was the name of the first town the Kaufmanns and Jordans come to on their way to New Braunfels?
Victoria
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Papa complains to Herr Meusebach in New Braunfels. Who is Herr Meusebach?
The head of the Verein, the German noblemen who bought up Texas land.
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What does Mina compare her father and the working men to during their water break?
A bunch of schoolboys at their pranks
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Why does Mina run to get Dr. Schubert?
Papa returns from his work with a fever.
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What did the shaman first pull out of his pouch?
A doll made of stuffed animal skin.
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What two languages did Mina hear in Victoria?
English and Spanish
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Why did Papa and the Kaufmanns not get the land they had bought?
Indians were still on the land.
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What were the cabins made from?
logs from nearby trees, rocks and lim mortar
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What is Mina's greatest fear in Chapter 18?
That her Papa will die and leave her.
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What did the shaman give Papa to drink?
a cup of tea
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According to Herr Schumann, how is Texas different from Germany?
Everyone is equal and everyone works.
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What did Mina give the Indians?
Locks of her blonde hair.
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Papa wants to earn some money for a milk cow, so he...
becomes a teamster for the Verein with his wagon and oxen
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Who does Mina see in her dream?
The Indian chief, Chief Custaleta
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What gift did Mina give to the shaman for coming to help her Papa?
a hand mirror
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While camping one night on the road to New Braunfels, what "night visitor" does Mina encounter?
A panther
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What did the Indian girl give to Mina?
A blue beaded belt
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While she's living with the Bickenbachs, Mina begins to think of Lisette as a...
sister, mother
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Who does Mina get to look after Papa while she is away?
Lisette
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How is the family "made whole" again?
Papa and Lisette get married.
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Why do the Kaufmanns and Jordans have to wait to cross the river into New Braunfels?
The river is too swift to cross by night.
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Why does Chief Cusaleta, the Indian chief, give the bear to the soldiers?
Because he is Mina's friend.
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At school under the big oak tree, the children begin to learn what language?
English
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What does "shaman" mean?
Medicine man
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What does Papa always say about Mina?
"You're a real pioneer girl."