Quiz on Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson

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11th Grade
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Leigh A Eaton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the pen name of Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson?
Pearl Rivers
Ruby Streams
Sapphire Lakes
Emerald Brooks
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson born?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gainesville, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant achievement did Pearl Rivers accomplish in the United States?
First woman to own a publishing company
First woman to publish a novel
First woman to own and publish a daily newspaper
First woman to become a poet laureate
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At what age did Eliza Poitevent attend the Amite Female Seminary?
Twelve
Fifteen
Eighteen
Twenty
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL. 11-12.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the newspaper Pearl Rivers owned?
The New Orleans Times
The New Orleans Picayune
The New York Ledger
The New York Home Journal
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invited Pearl Rivers to join his staff as a literary editor?
William J. Poitevent
Samuel Potter Russ
Col. Alva Morris Holbrook
George Nicholson
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much was Pearl Rivers paid weekly as a literary editor?
Ten dollars
Twenty-five dollars
Fifty dollars
Seventy-five dollars
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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