What is one way the setting influences the plot?

• The setting helps explain why Josiah and Ezra are not treated as equals.
• The setting explains why Seth has to go to college.
• The setting changes Seth's relationship with his mother.
• The setting demonstrates Papa's internal conflict.

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Why do the adults laugh when the baby starts to cry on page 97?

• They are amused by the funny face that the baby makes when he cries.
• They are relieved by the normalcy of a crying baby.
• They are grateful that they have food for the crying baby.
• They are glad that the children are able to behave normally again.

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Why is it so important to Sarah Louise Ellison that someone remember her name? (p. 114)

• Sarah Louise Ellison knew she was going to die, and she wanted someone to know that she had existed.
• Sarah Louise Ellison knew she was going to die, and she wanted Seth to find her family and let them know where she was.
• Sarah Louise Ellison knew she was close to dying, and she was hoping that if searchers knew her name, they'd try harder to dig her out.
• Sarah Louise Ellison knew she was going to die and wanted someone to know what name to put on her gravestone.

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What could Seth's discovery of Kate's "funeral flowers" foreshadow?

• Ella Rose may die.
• Kate may die.
• Kate died before the storm started.
• Josiah may die.

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Why does Seth keep referring to Seth as "Mr. Seth?"

• Josiah likes calling him "Mr. Seth."
• Josiah call all of his friends "Mr." or Miss."
• Josiah knows that as an African-American in 1900, that is the only way he can address Seth.
• Seth doesn't feel like he's old enough yet to be called Mr. Seth, but Josiah knows it is the polite way to address him.

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Why does the appearance of Captain Munn change everyone's feelings from relief to fear on page 99?  

• Captain Munn brings with him the news that all of the fresh water on the island has been contaminated.
• Captain Munn shares the news with them that all of their homes and families have been lost to the storm.
• They do not recognize Captain Munn at first and are afraid of who might be knocking on the door.
• They realize that their losses from the storm might be more significant than they first appear. 

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Besides the mud, what other smells are Seth and Josiah worried about?

• They can smell fresh-cut lumber.
• Seth can still smell Kate's funeral flowers.
• The smells of the dead as the day continues to get hotter.
• Seth smells sage from the north wind.

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What happened to the Peek family?  (pgs. 101-102)

• They lost all of their worldly possessions.
• They lost their house and their pets.
• They lost their house and their lives.
• They decided to move instead of rebuild.

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Why does Seth say he "would not look into the eyes of the dead"? (107)

• Seth didn't want to know which of his new neighbors had survived and which had died.
• Seth could didn't want to think that his family could also be dead.
• Seth wanted to remain in denial about the amount of destruction the storm had wrought.
• Seth was afraid that he would find Ella Rose amongst the destruction if he looked too closely at the dead.

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What is the best explanation for Josiah's tears when Seth puts the baseball in Toby's hand?

• Josiah and Toby were related.
• Josiah is moved by Seth's act of kindness to the dead child.
• He was mad that Toby was dead.
• He felt Seth was being disrespectful.

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