Show:
Sarah
The Children
Where We Live
Story Details
Family Times
100
Why is Sarah NOT mild mannered?
Swam in the cow pond. Wore overalls rode Jack
100
What did the kids want Sarah to be able to do?
Sing
100
Who did Sarah miss from Maine?
brother aunts
100
What are ditches (holes) made by rain called?
gullies
100
Where did Sarah teach Anna and Caleb to swim?
The cow pond.
200
Why did Anna know that Sarah would not eat the chickens?
They knew that she loved animals.
200
What did the children look for when Sarah first came to stay with them?
a yellow bonnet
200
Where is the main setting of the story?
On the prairie
200
Who are the four main characters?
Sarah Jacob (Pa) Anna Caleb
200
What did Sarah help Pa fix before the squall?
The roof
300
Why did Sarah come to the West from Maine?
She answered an advertisement for a mail-order bride.
300
What did Sarah bring for the children from Maine?
a perfect sea stone and a sea shell
300
Who was Sarah first friend since coming to the prairie?
Maggie
300
Where did Sarah come from?
Maine
300
Why did the family have to take cover from the squall?
It was a bad thunderstorm with lots of rain and wind.
400
How did Sarah describe herself in letters?
Plain and Tall
400
Who wrote about the Whitting family?
Patricia MacLachlan
400
Sarah had to go into town by herself. What did she get for the family?
Blue, gray and green colored pencils
400
Who is Seal?
Sarah's cat
400
What did Pa and Sarah argue about?
She wanted to ride Jack, but Pa didn't want her to
500
Sarah's favorite colors?
Blue, Gray and Green
500
What happened to Caleb and Anna's mother?
She died after Caleb was born
500
Why did Sarah choose to stay with the family?
She would miss them more than she does the sea.
500
Why does Sarah like the colors blue, gray and green?
They are the colors of the sea.
500
What did Pa make a dune out of at the barn?
hay