ELA1.1 Sarah, Plain and Tall 1-3

Which quotation from Sarah, Plain and Tall best shows that Anna wants Sarah to stay once she meets her?

• "I wished that Papa and Caleb and I were perfect for Sarah."

• "Papa was quiet and shy with Sarah, and so was I."

• "I looked to see if she knew what I was thinking."

• "And with my hair pulled back I looked a little like her daughter."

Which detail from Sarah, Plain and Tall best supports the inference that Papa wants to make a good impression when he meets Sarah for the first time?

• He slicks his hair back carefully and wears a clean shirt.

• Papa talks to the horses as he hitches them to the wagon.

• He wakes up early to prepare for the long trip into town.

• Papa agrees to meet the train at the station when it arrives.

Read the sentence from Sarah, Plain and Tall.

I had gone to bed thinking how wretched he looked.

What is the meaning of the word wretched?

• awful

• pleasant

• ugly

• simple

Which word is similar to wretched?

• terrible

• homely

• plain

• beautiful

What is the effect of the first-person point of view in Sarah, Plain and Tall?

• Readers learn about Anna’s unspoken fear that Sarah will miss Maine and the sea so much that she will go home.

• Papa explains that he has asked Sarah to come live with the family so that, perhaps, she will become his wife.

• Sarah describes how the sea looks, as well as what she and her brother used to do when she was younger.

• Readers are told that Caleb asks Sarah many questions and wants to do everything with her after she arrives.