Going west Reading

The road is smooth and level, dotted with farms and _______. ( neighbors / nightmare / homesteads)

There are so many people and _______waiting for the ferry to cross the Missouri River. (cattle / catalogue / whispers)

Lee and Daniel led the way with ___________, but the moon was bright enough to show us the dead cattle, horses, and mules strewn everywhere. (belongings / lanterns / supper)

He bolted like a _______dog. ( famished / strewn / dotted with)

There were whole wagons, trunks, furniture, bedding, tools, a _______ of goods. ( whispers / task / catalogue)

Emma and I went on a treasure hunt, pretending we were exploring ______ pirate ships on the sandy sea bottom. (strewn / dotted with / sunken)

We traveled all night through a _______ landscape. (nightmare / trunks / homesteads)

While we were at ________, a boy walked into camp. ( wilderness / supper / famished)

There were whole wagons, ______ , furniture, bedding, tools, a catalogue of goods. ( dozen / task / trunks)

Sometimes he camped with nearby ________, but mostly he has been alone. (emigrants /delighted / trunks)

Simon does not smile much, but I think he is ______ of the company. ( glad / horrified / sunken)

Mother was horrified that one so young should be by himself in this great ___________ - he cannot be more than 12. ( task / supper / wilderness)

Like the Sioux, he had all his ___________ with him, loaded onto a cow. ( lanterns / emigrants / belongings)

We have ______ St Joseph, Missouri. ( gone / reached /have reached)

The road is smooth and level, ______ with farms and homesteads. ( stretch / dotted / descended)

We _________ the last stretch of eight miles. ( descended / bolted / delighted)