Wrap up of Sarah, Plain and Tall (1-3)

"Hush, Caleb. Hush."

Caleb's letter came soon after, with a picture of a cat drawn on the envelope.

Which sentence from the passage supports the inference that Caleb is worried about whether or not Sarah will come?

• "'I told her it was small.'"

• "'Maybe I shouldn't have told her it was small.'"

• "'Hush, Caleb.'"

• "Caleb's letter came soon after, with a picture of a cat drawn on the envelope."

Which theme begins to emerge in the first three chapters of Sarah, Plain and Tall?

• To find true freedom, one must leave home.

• The prairie protects people who live there.

• True love never dies.

• Uncertainty can lead to worry.

How does Patricia MacLachlan's choice to use Anna as a first-person narrator influence Sarah, Plain and Tall?

• It allows readers to witness events through Anna's eyes and understand her inner thoughts and feelings.

• It makes the events of the story funnier and more interesting than they would be with a different narrator.

• It helps readers understand the private beliefs and emotions of all the characters in the story.

• It forces readers to make inferences about Anna based only on what she says and does in the story.