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Quiz about A Coal Miners Bride
Quiz about A Coal Miners Bride

Average Kids Trivia: A Coal Miner's Bride | 10 Questions


This is my quiz about the brave Anetka Kaminska, a Polish girl who bravely faced poverty, marriage, motherhood, and widowhood. The book's author is Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

A multiple-choice quiz by gracem86. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
gracem86
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
220,827
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which member of Anetka's family died before Anetka started her diary? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What profession did Mr. Levy have? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is not one of Stanley's daughters? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Polish phrase is frequently said to Anetka? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Anetka is widowed when she is sixteen.


Question 6 of 10
6. On what holiday does Anetka meet Stanley? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How old is Anetka's brother? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Lidia and Jerzy have a baby boy.


Question 9 of 10
9. Anetka marries Leon a year after the Lattimer Massacre.


Question 10 of 10
10. In what year does Anetka die? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which member of Anetka's family died before Anetka started her diary?

Answer: her mother

Anetka's mother, Mamusia, died of a fever about a year before Anetka started her diary. Her father, Tata, went to America shortly afterward.
2. What profession did Mr. Levy have?

Answer: cobbler

Mr. Levy was a cobbler to whom Anetka sold pig's bristles at the beginning of the book. Later, Mr. Levy and his family went to America after the Czar's soldiers burned down his house.
3. Who is not one of Stanley's daughters?

Answer: Daisy

Stanley's daughters were three, four, and six years old. Six-year-old Violet didn't like Anetka at first, but warmed up to her after Stanley died.
4. Which Polish phrase is frequently said to Anetka?

Answer: Masz hart ducha

"Masz hart ducha" is Polish for "You have a spirited heart". "Kocham cie" means "I love you", "Dzien dobry" means "Hello", and "Psia krew" means "Dog's blood".
5. Anetka is widowed when she is sixteen.

Answer: False

Anetka's husband, Stanley Gawrych, died in a roof fall just months after he and Anetka were married. Anetka was married when she was thirteen.
6. On what holiday does Anetka meet Stanley?

Answer: The Fourth of July

Anetka and Stanley meet on July 4th, and they are married on July 25th.
7. How old is Anetka's brother?

Answer: seven

Anetka's troublesome brother, Jozef, is her only sibling.
8. Lidia and Jerzy have a baby boy.

Answer: True

The November after Anetka and Stanley are married, Lidia gives birth to a baby boy named Roman. Lidia gives birth to another boy a few weeks after Jerzy dies in the Lattimer Massacre.
9. Anetka marries Leon a year after the Lattimer Massacre.

Answer: False

She marries Leon two months after the massacre, and later has a baby daughter with him.
10. In what year does Anetka die?

Answer: 1965

Anetka dies of a stroke. Heartbroken, Leon dies the next day.
Source: Author gracem86

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