Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Rachel Sheridan’s dad was
a ____ and her mother was a teacher. a. | missionary | c. | diplomat | b. | doctor | d. | plantation owner | | | | |
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Rachel had ____ colored hair -
something that the Masai thought very unusual. a. | blonde | c. | red | b. | black | d. | brown | | | | |
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People of were dying of what
disease in the first part of the story? a. | influenza | c. | chicken pox | b. | cancer | d. | small pox | | | | |
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Rachel’s parents were
both ____. a. | blind | c. | orphans | b. | deaf | d. | crippled | | | | |
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Rachel’s mother tried to
grow _____, but because of the heat she only grew vegetables. a. | peaches | c. | flowers | b. | apples | d. | trees | | | | |
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Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard were
____. a. | missionaries | c. | doctors | b. | teachers | d. | plantation
owners | | | | |
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How did Rachel get to England
from Africa? a. | airplane | c. | car | b. | train and then
boat | d. | boat and then train | | | | |
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The name of Grandfather’s
estate was ____. a. | Royal Birds | c. | Stagsway | b. | Nairobi | d. | Grumloch | | | | |
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Which of the following is true
of Valerie and Rachel? a. | one liked the colors and sounds of Africa,
the other complained about them | c. | one was 12 years old, one was 14 years old | b. | one had red hair, one had blond | d. | both were born in
England | | | | |
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Rachel (Valerie) did what for
her Grandfather? a. | painted birds | c. | looked for birds from a list he
made | b. | drew pictures of birds | d. | wrote books about
birds | | | | |
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What was Grandfather going to
do with his estate when he died? a. | give it to Mr. and Mrs.
Pritchard | c. | give it to the country of England | b. | give it to Valerie | d. | give it to the Royal Bird Society | | | | |
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12.
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What was the Swahili word for
hope? a. | bibi | c. | baba | b. | tumaini | d. | mtoto | | | | |
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