Question 1

How does the author help the reader understand why people could not find jobs during the 1800s?

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by listing the hardships during that time

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by telling about the journey on the Oregon trail

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by explaining that Americans wanted a more enjoyable life

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by comparing life in Oregon to Missouri

Question 2

Which sentences from the article best support that life in the 1800s was awful?

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"People could not find jobs."

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"Businesses closed."

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"The first wagon trains traveled west on the Oregon trail."

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"Good weather caused crops to die."

Question 3

The suffix -able means is able or can be.  What is an enjoyable life?

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one that is liked

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one that is disliked

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one that is funny

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one that is difficult

Question 4

How does the author show that emigrating to Oregon would be difficult?

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by listing the work and possible sicknesses on the journey

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by explaining how to pack the wagon

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by telling how covered wagons were a  form of transportation

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by comparing the journey to Oregon and to Missouri

Question 5

Which words in the box use the suffix -ful in the same way as successful?

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helpful

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dreadly

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artiful

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flowerful

Question 6

How does the author help the reader understand why Oregon cities began to boom?

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by listing the changes  when the pioneers got there

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by explaining that people appreciate their descendants

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by comparing how the cities were the same

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by contrasting different cities

Question 7

Which event happened first in the text?

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Life was hard in Missouri in the 1800s.

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Pioneers packed their wagons.

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Towns in the West grew quickly.

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Pioneers made a difficult trip to Oregon.

Question 8

Why does the author use the side bar on page 249?

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it adds new information and gives the author's opinion about the topic

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it gives information about how to get to Oregon

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it shows what the wagons look like

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it makes up for not showing an illustration

Question 9

How does the MAP help you visualize the journey the author discusses in paragraph 4 on page 247?

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It shows the directions of the Oregon Trail in 1843.

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It shows what the pioneers used to travel on the Oregon Trail.

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It shows why the pioneers moved west.

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It shows that the Oregon Trail is 400 miles away.

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