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- 1. Multiple Choice
In real life, did many immigrants settle in the American midwest?
Yes
No
- 2. Multiple Choice
What country did Febold come from?
Febold came from America.
Febold came from Sweden.
Febold came from Nebraska.
Febold came from California.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What occupation did Febold desire?
Febold wanted to be a miner.
Febold wanted to be a teacher.
Febold wanted to be a builder.
Febold wanted to be a farmer.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Febold settled in the state of Nebraska. It was wide-open. There were not many cities and there were many fields. What can you infer about how Febold felt when the author writes: "It is not an exaggeration to say that he was afraid he was going to die here from loneliness."?
You can infer that Febold was happy.
You can infer that Febold was smart.
You can infer that Febold was extremely lonely.
You can infer that Febold was sad.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why did settlers go to California to look for gold?
The settlers were bored.
The settlers wanted to travel.
The settlers wanted to try to get rich.
The settlers wanted to eat oranges.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Could Febold really hypnotize all the frogs to croak and make it rain?
Yes - he really could.
No - this is an exaggeration.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did settlers go to California to look for gold?
The settlers were bored.
The settlers wanted to travel.
The settlers wanted to try to get rich.
The settlers wanted to eat oranges.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Febold ordered one thousand fish. Where did the fish come from?
The fish came from Sweden.
The fish came from California.
The fish came from the homesteaders.
The fish came from Peru.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why were the settlers complaining? Pick the TWO reasons.
They were complaining because it was so hot in the Great Plains.
They were complaining because it was so dry in the Great Plains.
They were complaining because there was no gold.
They were complaining because Febold saved the day!
- 10. Multiple Choice
Identify an exaggeration within the story.
Febold came up with four hundred ideas in five seconds.
Febold was lonely.
Febold was very smart.
Febold was afraid he would die in the Great Plains from lonliness.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Exaggerations are intended to make the story __________.
funny
boring
longer
shorter
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did Febold solve the problems that the settlers faced?
He made buckets and buckets of water rain down on everyone.
He hypnotized frogs to all croak so it would start raining.
He made the settlers believe there was gold in the lake.
He made the settlers believe they were happy.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was Febold Feboldson's superhuman ability?
He was extremely clever and smart.
He was extremely fast at hunting.
He was a skilled cowboy.
He was strong.
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