Sarah, Plain and Tall Chapters 1-4

Why did the author most likely write this story?

• to inform readers about pioneer life
• to persuade readers to move to the Mid-West
• to tell a story about a pioneer family
• to inform readers about raising animals

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Who is the speaker in this story?

• first person, Anna
• first person, Caleb
• first person, Sarah
• third person, narrator

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CCSS.RL.3.6

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What can a reader learn about the setting of the story from this sentence?Outside, the prairie reached out and touched places where the sky came down.

• The prairie is small, cramped, and there is not a lot of space.
• The prairie is a good place to build a home.
• The prairie is big, widespread, and open.
• A thunderstorm is forming on the prairie.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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How does the author show Mama's songs are important to Anna and Caleb?

• "Well, Papa doesn't sing anymore," said Caleb very softly.
• And then the days seemed long and dark like the winter days, even though it wasn't winter.
• It took three whole days for me to love him.
• "Maybe," he said, his voice low, "if you remember the songs, then I might remember her, too.

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How are Papa, Anna and Caleb feeling about Sarah's first visit?

• excited and discouraged
• excited and hopeful
• confident and disinterested
• confident and annoyed

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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CCSS.RL.K.9

The meaning of the suffix -ly helps readers know that excitedly means...

• not excited
• too excited
• excited in the past tense
• in an excited way

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What clues from the story help reader's know the meaning of the word flax?
Papa took Sarah's bags inside, where her room was ready with a quilt on the bed and blue flax dried in a vase on the nightstand table.

• Flax must be heavy because Papa had to carry the bags.
• Flax must be a type of flower because it is in a vase.
• Flax must mean cold because Sarah needed a quilt.
• Flax must be something Sarah brought from the sea.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

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What does the passage tell the reader about Papa?
Papa got up early for the long day's trip to the train and back.  He brushed his hair so slick and shiny that Caleb laughed.  He wore a clean, blue shirt, and a belt instead of suspenders.

• Papa does not want to take the time to pick up Sarah.
• Papa got dressed up because he does not have anymore clean work clothes.
• Papa got dressed up in hopes of making a good impression on Sarah.
• Papa got dressed up because the train station is fancy and elegant.

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How does the author include this detail in the story? 
Sarah said, "later," Caleb whispered to me as we spread his hair about.  "Sarah will stay."

• to show readers that Caleb is looking for signs that Sarah will stay
• to show readers that Caleb want to help animals have a warm place in the winter
• to show readers that Caleb wants Sarah to stay, but Anna does not want her to stay
• to show readers that Caleb is worried Sarah will return to Maine

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