Stiches In Time

How does the arrival of electricity propel the main events of the plot?

• The arrival of electricity brings electrical poles to Grimes Lake Road.

• The arrival of electricity makes it cheaper for Ruby to clothe her growing family.

• The arrival of electricity forces Ruby to update the technology she uses for sewing.

• The arrival of electricity causes Ruby to consider buying an electric sewing machine.

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Which statement best expresses the author’s message of the text?

• Electricity has contributed to our lives in major ways.

• It is important for older people to maintain their hobbies.

• It is powerful to show kindness by giving to people who are in need.

• Sometimes, people use actions instead of words to show their care for others.

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Which sentence from the text best supports your answer in question 2?

• “I’m grateful, too, for a woman who sews way into the night, who shares love one stitch at a time.”

• “Electricity was discovered by the ancient Greeks, though it didn’t find its way to my in-laws’

  farm until the summer of 1948.”

• “It’s still going strong. Ruby still charges six dollars a dress--unless it’s a bride’s dress. Then she

  sews it by hand. That’ll cost you fifteen dollars, but only if you can afford it.”

• “On two other occasions, my wife and I found 1948 Singer blackheads in antique stores. We

  bought them and gave them to Ruby. She’s got a lot of sewing ahead, and we don’t want her to run

  out of sewing machines before she runs out of things to sew.”

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The reader can infer that Ruby is pleased when she is given another 1948 blackhead sewing

machine. Click two sentences that best support this inference:

• He sold the machine to me for twenty-five dollars.

• As she peered down the '48 blackhead, a smile creased her face.

• It's just like my old one, she whispered.

• When Ruby heard the hum, she clapped her hands.

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Read paragraph 15 from the text:

15 Ruby recently traveled north to visit her granddaughter Rachael. Rachael showed Ruby her

Barbie doll, then asked if Ruby could maybe please sew some clothes for Barbie. The first

night Ruby was home, she bent over her ‘48 blackhead, stitching matching dresses for Rachael

and her Barbie. Way past midnight she sewed. The next morning she drove to town and mailed

a package northward. Three days later her phone rang. Rachael called to say “Thank you” and

“I love you” and “When can I see you again?”

How does this paragraph add to the development of the text? Choose two options.

• It characterizes Ruby’s granddaughter, Rachael.

• It helps the reader understand how people react to Ruby’s kindness.

• It reinforces the idea that sewing is a way Ruby expresses love for other people.

• It proves that children today love sewed clothing as much as children in the past did.

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Which statement best shows how the author reveals the narrator’s opinion of Ruby?

• by telling about the purchase of the first sewing machine in the beginning of the story

• by including the explanation given to the man in paragraphs 5 through 10

• by quoting Ruby’s words when she sees the replacement machine in paragraph 12

• by describing Ruby’s reaction to the sewing machine in paragraph 13

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What conclusion can be drawn about why the man described in paragraphs 5-10 agrees to sell the

author the sewing machine?

Use key evidence from the text to support and explain your answer.