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Dear America Trivia Quiz

This quiz has random questions from random 'Dear America' books from the series. If you have completed the series, this oughta be easy!

A multiple-choice quiz by beckita13. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
beckita13

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,001

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
627

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Question 1 of 20

1. In 'The Winter of Red Snow', how many eggs did Mrs. Washington need to make George Washington's birthday cake? Hint

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Question 2 of 20

2. In 'A Picture of Freedom', how did Clotee learn how to read? Hint

her mother taught her

her master's tutor taught her

she taught herself

she listened to her master's son being tutored in literature

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Question 3 of 20

3. In 'Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie', what was the name of the woman who would steal from the immigrants on the trail? Hint

Mrs. Bigg

Mrs. Campbell

Mrs. Anderson

Mrs. Kenker

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Question 4 of 20

4. In 'So Far From Home', why did Mary have to leave Ireland? Hint

her parents did not want her

there was a potato famine

her aunt needed her

there was a meat famine

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Question 5 of 20

5. In 'I Thought my Soul Would Rise and Fly', what was Patsy's major problem? Hint

she had 1 eye and 11 fingers

she had a huge overbite and a slipped disk

she was mentally challenged

she had a stutter and a gimp

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Question 6 of 20

6. In 'West to a Land of Plenty', why wouldn't Teresa marry her friend in the epilogue? Hint

he did not laugh enough

he did not smile enough

he did not speak enough

he did not eat enough

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Question 7 of 20

7. In 'Dreams in the Golden Country', why was Miriam disowned? Hint

she got fired from the sweat shop

she married a non-Jewish boy

she refused to go to Shul

she married a poor man

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Question 8 of 20

8. In 'Standing in the Light', what replaced Catherine's ink when it ran out? Hint

berry juice

paint

charcoal

dye

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Question 9 of 20

9. In 'Voyage on the Great Titanic', what did Margaret do when the ship hit the iceberg? Hint

she spilled hot chocolate on her nightgown

she spilled her ink

she dropped hot chocolate on the floor

she tore her nightgown

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Question 10 of 20

10. In 'My Heart is on the Ground', what Indian tribe did Nannie Little Rose belong to? Hint

Hopi

Sioux

Iraquois

Seneca

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Question 11 of 20

11. In 'The Great Railroad Race', what did the little Mormon girl give Libby as a treat? Hint

cinnamon candy

cinnamon flavored fabric

chocolate flavored fabric

chocolate candy

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Question 12 of 20

12. In 'A Coal Miner's Bride', what did Anetka do to pay off her late husband's debt? Hint

she took in boarders

she sold hand cream

she sold beeswax

she sold her house

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Question 13 of 20

13. In 'One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping', who did Julie imagine herself to be when times got bad in Austria? Hint

Christine in "Phantom of the Opera"

Sarah in "A Little Princess"

Alice in "Alice in Wonderland"

Mary in "The Secret Garden"

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Question 14 of 20

14. In 'My Secret War', Clara was a Jewish refugee from Europe. What country was she from? Hint

Poland

Austria

Germany

Switzerland

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Question 15 of 20

15. In 'Journey to the New World', where did The Mayflower land before Plymouth Rock? Hint

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Jamestown

Cape Cod Harbor

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Question 16 of 20

16. In 'A Line in the Sand', who surrendered so Texas could gain San Antonio? Hint

General Washington

Davy Crockett

General Lee

General Cos

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Question 17 of 20

17. In 'When Will this Cruel War Be Over', how did Cousin Rachel get injured? Hint

her horse stepped on her

she fell off her horse

she fell off a bridge

her horse threw her

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Question 18 of 20

18. In 'The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow', who did Mean Mouth say he was going to protect the Navajo from? Hint

The Blackfeet

The Hopis

The Utes

The Flatheads

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Question 19 of 20

19. In 'A Light in the Storm', who attacked Fort Sumter to start the Civil War? Hint

General Lee

General Cos

General Washington

General Beauregard

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Question 20 of 20

20. In 'Color me Dark', what was the name of the condition that caused Erma Jean to become mute? Hint

deafness

anxiety

claustrophobia

hysteria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'The Winter of Red Snow', how many eggs did Mrs. Washington need to make George Washington's birthday cake?

Answer: 40

The recipe nearly cleared out Abigail's pantry!

2. In 'A Picture of Freedom', how did Clotee learn how to read?

Answer: she listened to her master's son being tutored in literature

She was caught by the tutor but he used it to protect her, because he came to try to free the slaves on the Underground Railroad.

3. In 'Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie', what was the name of the woman who would steal from the immigrants on the trail?

Answer: Mrs. Kenker

The farther from home they traveled, the more she stole.

4. In 'So Far From Home', why did Mary have to leave Ireland?

Answer: there was a potato famine

Mary went to work in the mills when she got to America. She saved her money so she could bring her family to America.

5. In 'I Thought my Soul Would Rise and Fly', what was Patsy's major problem?

Answer: she had a stutter and a gimp

Her stutter and her gimp caused her to be treated like a retarded person.

6. In 'West to a Land of Plenty', why wouldn't Teresa marry her friend in the epilogue?

Answer: he did not laugh enough

7. In 'Dreams in the Golden Country', why was Miriam disowned?

Answer: she married a non-Jewish boy

She married an Irish Catholic and it totally went against the Jewish religion.

8. In 'Standing in the Light', what replaced Catherine's ink when it ran out?

Answer: berry juice

9. In 'Voyage on the Great Titanic', what did Margaret do when the ship hit the iceberg?

Answer: she spilled hot chocolate on her nightgown

There was a jolt and it cause her chocolate to spill.

10. In 'My Heart is on the Ground', what Indian tribe did Nannie Little Rose belong to?

Answer: Sioux

Everyone thought her tribe murdered people when it turned out to be another tribe.

11. In 'The Great Railroad Race', what did the little Mormon girl give Libby as a treat?

Answer: cinnamon flavored fabric

The girl told Libby to pull apart the threads and chew on them till the taste went away.

12. In 'A Coal Miner's Bride', what did Anetka do to pay off her late husband's debt?

Answer: she took in boarders

Her husband left a debt of over $100.

13. In 'One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping', who did Julie imagine herself to be when times got bad in Austria?

Answer: Alice in "Alice in Wonderland"

It was the only way for her to escape the trashed world that Hitler turned Austria into.

14. In 'My Secret War', Clara was a Jewish refugee from Europe. What country was she from?

Answer: Germany

Nazis broke into her house and beat her father to death right in front of her and after that her mother went insane.

15. In 'Journey to the New World', where did The Mayflower land before Plymouth Rock?

Answer: Cape Cod Harbor

16. In 'A Line in the Sand', who surrendered so Texas could gain San Antonio?

Answer: General Cos

17. In 'When Will this Cruel War Be Over', how did Cousin Rachel get injured?

Answer: her horse threw her

18. In 'The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow', who did Mean Mouth say he was going to protect the Navajo from?

Answer: The Utes

They were eventually taken to a fort after hiding in the desert for weeks.

19. In 'A Light in the Storm', who attacked Fort Sumter to start the Civil War?

Answer: General Beauregard

The novel takes place in Delaware and that state was divided up as both a non-slave AND a slave state.

20. In 'Color me Dark', what was the name of the condition that caused Erma Jean to become mute?

Answer: hysteria

As her Uncle Pace was dying, he told her that he was beaten by a group of white people and she freaked out and refused to speak for months.

Source: Author beckita13

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