19 A Banner Bold September 14-16 pages 85-87

According to the passage dated Thursday 14 September 1854, what did Katie, Colleen, Maeve, and the narrator decide to do at the creek paddock?

• Go swimming

• Have a circus

• Go fishing

• Build a treehouse

Why did Katie and her friends decide to charge money for tickets to their circus performance?

• To help Katie's parents pay off their debts.

• To buy new costumes for the show.

• To raise money for a school trip.

• To donate to a local animal shelter.

Katie and the narrator wanted to take the little girls to the Hidden Valley on Saturdays.

• True

• False

What secret do Katie and the narrator keep from the little girls?

• They keep the location of the Hidden Valley a secret and do not take the little girls there.

• They hide their favourite toys from the little girls so the girls will not spoil them or use them.

• They pretend not to know about the secret garden.

• They keep the recipe for their favorite cookies a secret.

How does the narrator feel about Katie at the end of the passage?

• The narrator is happy that Katie still wants to be friends.

• The narrator is angry at Katie for leaving.

• The narrator is indifferent towards Katie.

• The narrator is jealous of Katie's new friends.

Match the English words with their correct Latin translations:

• creek

• aqua

• cool

• aurum

• water

• flumen

• pan

• frigidus

• gold

• patella

Who boasted about being very good at keeping secrets?

• Katie

• Father Pat

• Mama

• A Cornish miner

After Latin, we went to the Latibulum in the vallis, and spent the afternoon at the ______, fossicking for aurum with our patella.

• flumen

• mons

• silva

• urbs

The passage states that all goldmining is dangerous.

• True

• False

The death bell tolled on Tuesday, 19 September 1854, due to which event?

• A significant death in the community

• A local festival

• The opening of a new church

• A royal visit