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without the written permission of the publisher.
The Mysterious Life of Jim Limber Text Copyright © 2015 Deanna K. Klingel
All rights reserved.
Published 2015 by Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
www.progressiverisingphoenix.com
ISBN: 978-1-940834-52-8
Edited by: Charlene Holmolka
Cover and interior photos:
Courtesy of The Museum of the Confederacy Richmond, VA, Archives
Book and Cover design by William Speir
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Study Guide for The Mysterious Life of Jim Limber Text Copyright © 2016
Developed by Jane T. Pait
All rights reserved.
Published 2016 by Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
www.progressiverisingphoenix.com
ISBN: 978-1-944277-43-7
The Mysterious Life of Jim Limber
by
Deanna K. Klingel
Directions:
Students will read the historical fiction The Mysterious Life of Jim Limber by Deanna K.
Klingel. The student will follow the Study Guide directions for answering questions as each
chapter is read. (The teacher will guide the student in choosing which Discussion Questions
and Suggested Projects the student will need to complete.)
Chapters One, Two, and Three:
As you read, choose the letter of the correct answer and place it in the blank to the left of the
question number.
C_____1. The fancy woman who declares, “Stop it…I won’t have it,” is really _____.
a. Ware
b. Mammy
c. Mrs. Davis
d. Mama Ruth
A_____2. The boy who is tied to the tree and beaten is _____.
a. an orphan
b. a runaway
c. a criminal
d. a local farmer’s son
B_____3. _____ offers a healing salve to Ware for the wounded boy.
a. Mammy
b. Mama Ruth
c. Mrs. Davis
d. the storekeeper
B_____4. Varina Davis was the wife of _____.
a. the merchant
b. the President of the Confederacy
c. Ware
d. none of the above
D_____5. Who took care of Jim Limber’s wounds?
a. Ellen
b. Ware
c. Mama Ruth
d. all of the above e. none of the above
B_____6. When the author changes point of view in Chapter Two from an observer who is
not in the story to Jim Limber’s telling of the story, he changes from ______.
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a. first person to third person
b. third person to first person
c. neither, he does not change point of view
D_____7. Jim is amazed at_____.
a. the warm kitchen
b. their giving him new clothes
c. the kittens
d. there being enough food to feed the cats
C_____8. What does Mrs. Davis mean when she tells Jim to be “respectful” of Katherine
the nurse’s requests?
a. He needs to confess his wrong doing. b. He needs to baby sit Billy
c. He needs to obey her.
d. He needs to help Joe pump water.
A_____9. Who gave Jim his name Jim Limber?
a. He made it up himself.
b. his mama
c. his daddy
d. Mrs. Davis
B_____10. Katherine is from Ara-land which means _____ and explains her accent.
a. Maryland
b. Ireland
c. Cleveland
d. none of the above
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