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The House That Jane Built

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The people on our street are part of our community.

a)

bargain

b)

movement

c)

neighborhood

d)

rescue

2.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

She will donate the dog food at the animal shelter.

a)

sell

b)

keep

c)

give away

d)

throw away

3.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

They will try to convince him to go with them to the fair.

a)

allow

b)

limit

c)

persuade

d)

protect

4.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

The students were very generous with their time.

a)

giving

b)

greedy

c)

hateful

d)

selfish

5.

Which word is a synonym for the underlined word in the sentence?

The doctors at the clinic transformed the lives of people.

a)

changed

b)

decided

c)

extended

d)

noticed

6.

Who is the the main character in The House That Jane Built?

a)

Jane Smith

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Jane Deters

d)

Jane Bernhard

7.

Jane's father had a large book collection that doubled as what?

a)

the town's school house

b)

the town's museum

c)

the town's library

d)

the town's bank

8.

What did Jane see in London that she couldn't forget?

a)

beautiful places

b)

the opera

c)

Buckingham Palace

d)

people in ragged clothes

9.

What is a settlement house?

a)

A house for settlers.

b)

A house where well-off people worked and lived.

c)

A church

d)

A hospital

10.

Where did Jane plan to build a settlement house?

a)

Chicago

b)

London

c)

New York

d)

St. Louis

11.

Most of the people who lived in Chicago in 1889 were what?

a)

Irish

b)

Spanish

c)

American

d)

Immigrants

12.

Why was it hard for the immigrants to get jobs?

a)

They didn't like to work.

b)

They didn't speak English.

c)

No one liked them.

d)

They wanted too much money.

13.

What did Jane name her settlement house?

a)

Addams House

b)

Holiday Inn

c)

Culver House

d)

Hull House

14.

What did Jane do to the man that broke into Hull House?

a)

She had him sent to jail.

b)

She kicked him out.

c)

She gave him a job.

d)

She made him go to church.

15.

True or False

Jane was a problem-solver.

a)

True

b)

False