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.

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.

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.

she helps put the children to bed.

she does plowing and laundry.

Both (a) and (b)

Neither (a) nor (b)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.