General Overview

Question 1

Where did the Oregon Trail begin?

Answer 1

Independence, Missouri

Question 2

Whose mission station did it pass?

Answer 2

Dr. Marcus Whitman

Question 3

What was an obstacle to, but did not stop, Mr. Parkman’s work?

Answer 3

poor health

Question 4

What are the three reasons given for men to go to the West?

Answer 4

the hope of a better condition in life, to shake off restraints of law, and mere restlessness

Question 5

ponderous

Answer 5

very heavy

Question 6

frocks

Answer 6

loose garments

Question 7

contemplative

Answer 7

deeply thoughtful

Question 8

rendezvous

Answer 8

a meeting place

Question 9

congenial

Answer 9

suitable

Question 10

incessant

Answer 10

continual

Question 11

petulantly

Answer 11

in an irritated matter

Question 12

stamp

Answer 12

kind or type

Question 13

dint

Answer 13

the force

Question 14

canter

Answer 14

a gentle gallop

Question 15

steerage

Answer 15

a part of a ship

Question 16

repugnance

Answer 16

strong dislike

Question 17

intrepid

Answer 17

courageous

Question 18

misanthropic

Answer 18

distrustful

Question 19

languor

Answer 19

the lack of activity

Question 20

declivity

Answer 20

a downward slope

Question 21

complacency

Answer 21

satisfaction

Question 22

arduous

Answer 22

difficult

Question 23

brute

Answer 23

an animal

Question 24

novel

Answer 24

unfamiliar

Question 25

impetuosity

Answer 25

hastiness

Question 26

evolution

Answer 26

a happening

Question 27

vehemently

Answer 27

with strong feeling

Question 28

fastidious

Answer 28

hard to please

Question 29

precipitous

Answer 29

steep

Question 30

sinister

Answer 30

threatening

Question 31

Quincy Adams Shaw was Mr. Parkman’s ___.

Answer 31

relative

Question 32

Mr. Parkman and his companion started their trip in ____.

Answer 32

Independence

Question 33

___ roamed the prairie.

Answer 33

Buffalo

Question 34

The ___ was/were a hunter’s paradise/

Answer 34

Black Hills

Question 35

Once Mr. Parkman had to give up a ___ to get his rifle back.

Answer 35

spur

Question 36

After being in the mountains and traveling with Indians, Fort ___ seemed like the center of comfort and civilization.

Answer 36

Laramie

Question 37

sensory details

Answer 37

things that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched

Question 38

spatial order

Answer 38

the way one’s eyes move

Question 39

chronological order

Answer 39

the way things happen

Question 40

topic sentence

Answer 40

states the thesis of the paragraph

Question 41

clincher sentence

Answer 41

last sentence of some paragraphs

Question 42

descriptive paragraph

Answer 42

• Develop by using sensory details
• Place the supportive sentences in spatial order

Question 43

narrative paragraph

Answer 43

• Develop by using facts or examples and sensory details
• Place the upportive sentences in chronological order

Question 44

expository paragraph

Answer 44

• Develop by using facts, exaples, or steps
• Place facts and examples in order of importance
• Place steps in chronological order

Question 45

persuasive paragraph

Answer 45

• Develop by using facts or examples
• Place the supportive sentences in order of importance
• End with a summary or clincher sentence