Oxford Bookworms - A Little Princess Ch 2

Why did Mr. Crewe say to Sara ”You and I are going to be very rich.”?

• Mr. Crewe worked with the government of England, and made a lot of money.

• Mr. Crewe found a lot of diamonds in his mines, and was ready to get them out.

• One of Mr. Crewe’s friends found thousands of diamonds in some mines, and he put all the money into his friends mines to help get them out.

• Mr. Crewe and his friend found a lot of diamonds in some mines, and he put all the money to get them out.

Why did the servant, Becky, think Sara was a princess?

• Sara was pretty and always wore beautiful dresses like other girls at Miss Minchin’s school.

• For Becky, all the other girls at school looked like princesses in their dress.

• She thought Sara was as rich as a princess.

• Unlike other girls, Sara not only wore like a princess, but also had a kind heart.

How did Mr. Crewe, Sara’s father, die?

• He was ill, and after he knew about the bad news, he got worse. Soon after he died in India.

• He died in a traffic accident.

• He died in a diamond mines because a terrible accident.

• He died on the sea while he was going back to see Sara.

Why didn’t Miss Minchin let Sara leave her school after she knew Sara had nothing?

• She thought little Sara was very poor, and wanted to help her.

• She thought that maybe Mr. Crewe’s family or friends would pay the money for Sara’s school.

• She wanted to do so, but the lawyer told her it would be bad for her school.

• Sara begged(乞求) Miss Minchin to let her stay at her school.

Becky was a (a)   in Miss Minchin's school. She had to work all day. She was always tied and hungry.

Mr. Crewe put all his money into his friend's diamond (a)   .