What were the names of the two children in this book?
Anna and Caleb
100
What state is Sarah originally from?
Maine
100
What does Jacob put an ad in the paper for?
A wife
100
Which vocabulary word means a small field where horses are kept? IT MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY
PADDOCK
100
What was the color of Sarah's bonnet the day she arrived?
Yellow
200
What happened to the children's mother? Must be specific
She died the day after Caleb was born
200
List three characteristics about Kansas (we discussed in class)
Acceptable answers:
- In the midwest
- Very flat
- Rolling valleys
- No trees
- Very dry
200
Who does Sarah send her drawings to?
Her brother William
200
Which vocabulary word means a brief sudden, violent windstorm? MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY
SQUALL
200
What was the name of Sarah's cat?
Seal
300
In class, we discussed examples of how Sarah must be an animal lover. List three examples.
Acceptable answers:
- She brought her cat
- She cried when she found a dead lamb
- The chickens "would not be for eating"
300
What is winter like in Kansas?
Very cold with lots of snow
300
What happens when Papa and Sarah are on the ladder, fixing the roof?
There is a storm (or squall)
300
What does "Mild-Mannered" mean?
Acting or behaving in a gentle way
300
Name of the two horses that the Witting family owns
Jack or Old Bess
400
List three examples of why Sarah is not "Mild-Mannered"
Acceptable answers:
- She traveled alone
- She calls herself sly
- She wants to go to town by herself
- She argues with Papa
- She wasn't scared to climb the ladder
- She swims in the cow pond
- She wears overalls
- She wants to learn to drive the truck and ride horses
400
Aside from her brother, what does Sarah miss most about Maine?
The sea
400
Sarah plants a garden in Kansas. Where does she get the plants for this garden?
The neighbor Maggie brings them.
400
What does "sly" mean?
Clever, sneaky
400
Which character says "There are always things to miss?"
Maggie
500
What is/are Sarah's favorite color and why?
Blue and gray and green, because they are the colors of the sea
500
Papa says that they have dunes in Kansas. What is he referring to?
Piles of hay
500
In the last chapter, Caleb asks Anna if Sarah is coming back. Sarah says yes, and gives a reason. Why does Anna say that Sarah must come back?
Because Seal was still there
500
List all 9 of our vocabulary words and their definitions