Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
Chapters 1-6
1. Why wouldn't the man allow Amanda and her siblings on the boat to Virginia?
2. Why was the sailor looking for the house on Fish Street?
3. Why did Amanda, Jemmy, and Meg have to run out into the night?
4. Who were Jemmy and Meg?
5. What happened when Amanda went to ask Mrs. Trippett for the money?
Chapters 7-11
6. Why were some of the people on the ship crying as it sailed away?
7. Where did the children finally settle in for the night after running?
8. Why was Dr. Crider looking for the children?
9. How did Amanda, Jemmy, and Meg feel as they were sailing away from England?
10. Why was Dr. Crider so excited about their voyage?

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
Chapters 12- 15
11. Where did everyone go during the storm?
12. Why wouldn't Anne and her brothers play with Jemmy?
13. How did Amanda feel after getting rid of the toys she had made?
14. Why did the lion's head knocker cause trouble for the children?
15. Why was everyone on the ship starting to get cranky?
Chapters 16-23
16. Why did Admiral Somers say they didn't need to light the signal fire any longer?
17. Why wasn't Anne afraid to tell the children Mr. Waters had taken the lion's head knocker now?
18. What made the people from the ship more comfortable as they started waking up the morning after the shipwreck?
19. How did the Hopkinses treat the three children when they learned they had to take care of them?

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
Review
20. What was special about the ship the children sailed on?

The captain was their uncle.

It was named for their mother.

Everyone had a cabin to themselves.

It was the Admiral's ship.
21. Why did the men want Jemmy's door knocker?

Jemmy had told someone it was really gold.

A lion's head door knocker was good luck.

Jemmy had told someone it was from the palace.

The doctor had hidden some gold in it.
22. How did the people from the shipwreck get off the island?

They made rafts and floated to shore.

They never got off the island.

A ship sailing by found them and rescued them.

The men built a ship, and they sailed to Jamestown.
23. What happened at the end of the story?

The children finally made it to Jamestown only to find their father was dead.

The children finally made it to Jamestown and found their father.

The children were sent back to England.

The children were in another shipwreck and stuck on another island.
24. Why did the children have to leave Mrs. Trippett's home?

Mrs. Trippett's son fired Amanda after her mother died.

Mrs. Trippett caught Amanda stealing money.

Mrs. Trippett accused Amanda of causing her harm.

Mrs. Trippett kicked them out when their mother died.
25. Why was Amanda working at such a young age?

She was trying to make enough money to sail to Virginia.

Her mother was ill, and she had to support her siblings.

The lady in the house made her work to pay her back money owed.

Her father was ill, and her mother was dead.
26. Why did Dr. Crider decide to take the children to Virginia?

He had always wanted to be a sailor.

Amanda paid him to take them to their father.

He needed to get away from London after Mrs. Trippett died.

He was offered a job in Virginia.
27. Who saved Amanda, Jemmy, and Meg from the poorhouse?

Dr. Crider

A crazy lady on the docks

Their father

Ellie
28. Where did the ship end up after the storm?

Shipwrecked on rocks near Bermuda

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Back in England

Africa
29. What was Jemmy's favorite possession?

A ball his sister had made for him

A lion door knocker

A picture of his father

A sea chest

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
A Lion to Guard Us
(Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039)
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
1.   cedar
 to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person
 Also called pettiskirt an underskirt, especially one that is full and often trimmed and ruffled and of a decorative fabric
 any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit
2.   harbor
 an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations
 a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents
 a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public; small hotel
3.   pen
 a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral
 any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc
 a small enclosure for domestic animals
4.   brass
 any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc
 to look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty
 a bad-tempered or irritable person
5.   fret
 to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like
 Also called knee breeches knee-length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries
 Nautical a horizontal member capping a bulwark; a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing found around the edge of a ship to stop people from falling overboard
6.   keel
 a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public; small hotel
 Nautical a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles, sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability
 the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes

 

A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
Chapters 1-6
1. Why wouldn't the man allow Amanda and her siblings on the boat to Virginia?
Children couldn't travel alone on a ship.
2. Why was the sailor looking for the house on Fish Street?
He was looking for the Freebold family to give them a message.
3. Why did Amanda, Jemmy, and Meg have to run out into the night?
Mrs. Trippett's son was after Amanda for upsetting his mother.
4. Who were Jemmy and Meg?
Amanda's younger brother and sister
5. What happened when Amanda went to ask Mrs. Trippett for the money?
Mrs. Trippett told her it had been spent and then had a fit.
Chapters 7-11
6. Why were some of the people on the ship crying as it sailed away?
Some of the people were sad to be leaving England.
7. Where did the children finally settle in for the night after running?
with Dr. Crider
8. Why was Dr. Crider looking for the children?
He was worried about them since they had been put out of the house in the middle of the night.
9. How did Amanda, Jemmy, and Meg feel as they were sailing away from England?
They were excited because they were finally going to be reunited with their father.
10. Why was Dr. Crider so excited about their voyage?
He had always wanted to be a sailor and go on voyages around the world.

 

A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
Chapters 12- 15
11. Where did everyone go during the storm?
down into the hold
12. Why wouldn't Anne and her brothers play with Jemmy?
They were afraid he would let their ball fall into the ocean.
13. How did Amanda feel after getting rid of the toys she had made?
She felt relief like she had rid herself of some of her sadness and fears.
14. Why did the lion's head knocker cause trouble for the children?
The men thought it was gold covered in brass and wanted it.
15. Why was everyone on the ship starting to get cranky?
They had been on the ship for seven weeks although the voyage was only supposed to take five weeks.
Chapters 16-23
16. Why did Admiral Somers say they didn't need to light the signal fire any longer?
He was sure their rescue boat had never reached Virginia because no one had come to rescue them.
17. Why wasn't Anne afraid to tell the children Mr. Waters had taken the lion's head knocker now?
He had moved to the other side of the island.
18. What made the people from the ship more comfortable as they started waking up the morning after the shipwreck?
There was no sign of the Bermuda devils, and they had found a lot of food and fresh water.
19. How did the Hopkinses treat the three children when they learned they had to take care of them?
Mrs. Hopkins wanted to know why she had to take care of the three children when she already had three children of her own.

 

A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
Review
20. What was special about the ship the children sailed on?

The captain was their uncle.

It was named for their mother.

Everyone had a cabin to themselves.

It was the Admiral's ship.
21. Why did the men want Jemmy's door knocker?

Jemmy had told someone it was really gold.

A lion's head door knocker was good luck.

Jemmy had told someone it was from the palace.

The doctor had hidden some gold in it.
22. How did the people from the shipwreck get off the island?

They made rafts and floated to shore.

They never got off the island.

A ship sailing by found them and rescued them.

The men built a ship, and they sailed to Jamestown.
23. What happened at the end of the story?

The children finally made it to Jamestown only to find their father was dead.

The children finally made it to Jamestown and found their father.

The children were sent back to England.

The children were in another shipwreck and stuck on another island.
24. Why did the children have to leave Mrs. Trippett's home?

Mrs. Trippett's son fired Amanda after her mother died.

Mrs. Trippett caught Amanda stealing money.

Mrs. Trippett accused Amanda of causing her harm.

Mrs. Trippett kicked them out when their mother died.
25. Why was Amanda working at such a young age?

She was trying to make enough money to sail to Virginia.

Her mother was ill, and she had to support her siblings.

The lady in the house made her work to pay her back money owed.

Her father was ill, and her mother was dead.
26. Why did Dr. Crider decide to take the children to Virginia?

He had always wanted to be a sailor.

Amanda paid him to take them to their father.

He needed to get away from London after Mrs. Trippett died.

He was offered a job in Virginia.
27. Who saved Amanda, Jemmy, and Meg from the poorhouse?

Dr. Crider

A crazy lady on the docks

Their father

Ellie
28. Where did the ship end up after the storm?

Shipwrecked on rocks near Bermuda

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Back in England

Africa
29. What was Jemmy's favorite possession?

A ball his sister had made for him

A lion door knocker

A picture of his father

A sea chest

 

A Lion to Guard Us
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0384039
1.   cedar
 to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person
 Also called pettiskirt an underskirt, especially one that is full and often trimmed and ruffled and of a decorative fabric
 any of various junipers, as the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of the cypress family, having reddish-brown bark and dark-blue, berrylike fruit
2.   harbor
 an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations
 a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents
 a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public; small hotel
3.   pen
 a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral
 any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc
 a small enclosure for domestic animals
4.   brass
 any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc
 to look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty
 a bad-tempered or irritable person
5.   fret
 to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like
 Also called knee breeches knee-length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries
 Nautical a horizontal member capping a bulwark; a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing found around the edge of a ship to stop people from falling overboard
6.   keel
 a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public; small hotel
 Nautical a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles, sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability
 the small, edible, acid, round fruit or berry of certain wild or cultivated shrubs of the genus Ribes