Characters
Setting
Plot
Vocabulary
Tiny Details
100
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 the Prairie

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

List three examples of why you think Sarah is an animal lover.

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 the Prairie?

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 on the farm. 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 the Prairie. 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

What are the shiny materials found in rocks or as crystals?

Mica

500

Whose hair does Sarah cut and what does she do with it?

She cuts Caleb's hair and Papa's hair and throws it outside for birds to make nests.

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