Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend

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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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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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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Which of these events happened first?

• Kate moved the farm animals to higher ground

• Kate helped her mother take down the laundry

• Kate decided to try and stop the midnight train to Chicago

• Kate heard a pusher engine fall into Honey Creek

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How did Kate's mother feel about Kate's decision to warn the train station about the bridge?

• confident Kate would be safe

• worried Kate would be hurt

• furious at Kate for disobeying

• eager for Kate to face the danger

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What was Kate's most terrifying moment while crossing the Des Moines River Bridge?

• realizing that the ties were two feet apart

• seeing the spot where her brother had died

• seeing the lights of the railway

• seeing a huge tree rushing toward the bridge

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Of all the honors Kate received, which did she think was the best?

• a medal from the state of Iowa

• whistles from trains that passed by

• a lifetime pass on the railroad

• greetings from passengers on the train

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