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- 1. Multiple Choice
What type of fiction is John Henry?
a tall tale
a fairy tale
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is being built across the country to help carry settlers west?
rivers
railroad tracks
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the greatest challenge to laying tracks?
Laying them on the hills.
Laying them on the mountains.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Digging tunnels through mountains is...
fun and easy
hard and dangerous
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is used to help break down the mountain rock?
large shovels
dynamite
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who became known as the most courageous man that ever worked the railroad?
Paul Bunyan
John Henry
- 7. Multiple Choice
What invention does the same work as the steel driving men?
the steam drill
the steel drill
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does John Henry agree to compete against the drill?
To see who could work faster and better.
To show how important drills are.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who won the competition between the drill and John Henry?
the drill
John Henry
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happens as a result of the competition?
John Henry suffers a heart attack and dies.
The drill is broken.
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