Sweet Dreams, Sarah by Vivian Kirkfeild

What was Sarah's life like during the civil war?

• She was a gardener.

• she owned a shop.

• she worked in kitchens.

• She was a slave.

Which one of these things was NOT apart of Sarah's dream for a different life?

• a dog

• a husband

• a family

• a job that she loved

What happened that changed Sarah's life forever?

• She ran away.

• A law freed her from slavery.

• She learned to take the train.

• She went to war.

What did Sarah save to buy after she had a husband and a family?

• a furniture store

• a horse

• a car

• a boat

While working at the furniture store, what did Sarah notice to be a problem?

• People needed more chairs.

• People were very hungry.

• People did not have room for all their beds.

• People needed a place to store their shoes.

What did Sarah want to invent?

• A reclining chair

• a foldable bed

• warmers for feet

• a new kind of footrest.

What did Sarah do when her bed did not work the first time?

• gave up

• made her husband fix it

• sold it anyway

• kept trying until it was right

What is a Patent?

• a type of folding bed

• a piece of paper from the government that protects your ideas.

• a material used to make furniture

• a note from the bank

Why was Sarah worried that her patent would be denied?

• Because she turned it in late

• because she did not use an attorney.

• because she was black and a woman

• because she made mistakes.

Why was the first patent denied?

• because it had a stain on it

• because she was black and a woman

• because they wanted to know what made her bed more special than others.

• because they did not like her bed.