Kate Shelley: Selection Quiz

Kate Shelley, a 15-year-old girl,

• is a slave in Brooklyn, New York.

• lives on a farm in Iowa.

• has traveled West in a covered wagon with her family.

• lives alone with her mother on a farm.

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Not far from where Kate lives, there is

• a city with high-rise apartment buildings.

• a forest with many different kinds of beautiful birds.

• a small town with green fields, ponds, marshes, and mosquitoes.

• a railroad bridge that crosses over the Des Moines River.

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Why doesn't Kate go to school?

• She failed all of her subjects when she was 14.

• Her mother is ill, her father has died, and she has many chores.

• She is very lazy.

• None of the above.

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How does the stationmaster communicate with distant stations?

• He taps messages on the telegraph.

• He calls on the telephone.

• He sends a rider on horseback with a letter.

• He sends up smoke signals.

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An example of Kate's devotion to her family is

• she helps put the children to bed.

• she does plowing and laundry.

• Both (a) and (b)

• Neither (a) nor (b)

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Kate keeps her brother and sisters away from Honey Creek, because

• she needs their help around the farm.

• she doesn't want them to get their clothes wet.

• none of them can swim.

• All of the above.

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Kate Shelley, the main character of the story,

• was invented by the author.

• was a real person who really did what the story says.

• was a real person, but the story has been exaggerated over time.

• wrote this story.

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The main character of this story struggles with

• getting a mission accomplished during a crisis.

• not wanting to do so much work at home.

• not being able to go to school.

• not having enough time or money to go to the mall.

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The theme of the story has to do with

• an important turning point for Kate Shelley.

• Kate's becoming a famous farmer, because she rotated the crops.

• Kate's winning the Iowa state spelling bee.

• Kate's becoming a legend, because she behaved so courageously.

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Kate Shelley" Bound for Legend reminds us that

• trains like to stay of schedule

• someone who is not yet an adult can do something very important.

• it's better to let someone else handle an emergency.

• bridge construction is very important.

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