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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.

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

her father

her brother

her grandmother

her mother

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Question 2 of 10

2. What profession did Mr. Levy have? Hint

blacksmith

thatcher

silversmith

cobbler

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Question 3 of 10

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

Violet

Lily

Rose

Daisy

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Question 4 of 10

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

Masz hart ducha

Dzien dobry

Kocham cie

Psia krew

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Question 5 of 10

5. Anetka is widowed when she is sixteen.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. On what holiday does Anetka meet Stanley? Hint

Christmas

Valentine's Day

Easter

The Fourth of July

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old is Anetka's brother? Hint

seven

thirteen

one

sixteen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lidia and Jerzy have a baby boy.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Anetka marries Leon a year after the Lattimer Massacre.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year does Anetka die? Hint

1937

1944

1965

1953

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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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