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What question does Caleb keep asking Anna?
Tell me about when I was born.
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Who is Jacob?
He is the father of Anna and Caleb.
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How do we know that Papa is expecting to meet someone special?
He got dressed up.
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Who loved Sarah first?
the dogs
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What kind of dune did Papa show them?
A dune made out of hay.
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Who is Anna?
Caleb's sister, and the character telling the story.
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What were Sarah's favorite colors?
The colors of the sea (blues, greens, greys)
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Why are the children so quiet as they do their chores?
They are probably nervous and deeply thinking about Sarah and what she will be like.
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Who were Lottie and Nick?
the dogs
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Who did Sarah name the lambs after?
Her favorite aunts.
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What has happened to their mother and how?
She died giving birth to Caleb.
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Who read their letter from Sara so many time that the "ink began to run and the folds tore"?
Caleb
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Name two things that Sarah brought with her from Maine.
sea shells, a sea stone, her cat
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Why was Sarah so sad when she listened to the shell?
She probably missed her home.
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Why did Caleb smile when Sara said the words, "our dune".
By saying "our", she was including herself, as if she planned to stay there.
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Why did Papa place an ad in the newspaper?
To find a new wife.
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Who is Seal?
Sarah's cat.
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Why do you think Sarah's hands were rough?
It shows that she is a hard worker.
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What does Ayuh mean?
yes
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How did Sarah react when Caleb asked if she would be scared to slide down the dune?
She said, "you bet I'm not scared" and slid right down.
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Why do you think Papa had already written to Sara before he told the children about her?
He probably didn't want to worry or upset them before he had even "met" someone.
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Why do you think Sarah described herself as "plain and tall".
She probably wanted to be honest about her appearance; she probably did not consider herself "beautiful".
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How can we tell that Caleb is very young?
By the questions he asks, such as "Will she bring some sea?"
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Why did Caleb smile at the name of the flowers hanging from the ceiling?
They were called "bride's bonnet" and he was thinking Sara would be a bride.
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What do you think made papa create a "dune" out of hay?
"Dune" was Sarah's first word as a child, so dunes were probably important to her where she grew up.