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What large sea creatures are chasing, and eventually kill, the whale? (must name 1 of 2)
A swordfish and a thresher shark.
What do the three boys do when they first step foot onto the island?
Play in the water.
What do they use to clean the cook pots once they are on the island?
They scrub them with sand.
The Manchineel tree does what to the men?
Burns their skin with poison.
What does Captain Smith teach Samuel to do while they are on the island?
Clean and polish a sword.
What does Samuel realize is being built on the island?
A place to hang Captain Smith (gallows)
What does Captain Smith reveal about himself to Samuel, while he sits in chains?
That he was once a slave in the Ottoman Empire, and escaped.
How does Reverend Hunt save Captain Smith?
He preaches to the gentlemen to make them feel guilty.
What kills Master Brooks?
Dehydration/heat stroke
Why do they choose to sail past Florida without stopping?
It is inhabited by the Spanish.
Why does James think they will die on the ship as they sail to Virginia?
A bad storm hits / noises from the storm
Captain Smith tries to teach Samuel a lesson about working with others by making him do what?
Stand on one foot while he shoves him AND/OR sleep chained up for the night.
Samuel has to swallow his pride and ask WHO for help?
Richard (he needs the slop bucket because he is chained up).
Although the storm is terrible, what good thing comes from it?
The winds blow the boats to Virginia.
What reaction do the natives in Virginia have to finding the English settlers on their land?
They shoot them with arrows.
