Adapted from "The Apple"

Which quote supports the inference that Anna is honest?

• I should never have dared to break you from the tree, because the tree does not belong to my father, but to good neighbor Ackerman.

• She wondered very much at this last windfall, but was much pleased, and thought it still more beautiful than the first.

• When Anna saw Fritz in the tree, she understood what made the apples fall.

• He then wiped little Anna’s eyes, with the corner of her apron, and gave her the handsomest apple he could find on his tree.

What can be inferred from paragraph 8?

• Anna is not interested in Fritz.

• Anna hopes Fritz will pick more apples.

• Fritz likes Anna and wants to please her.

• Anna is thrilled to have Fritz’s attention.

What can be inferred from paragraph 13?

• Farmer Ackerman knows that Anna would never steal apples.

• Farmer Ackerman thinks that the children have plotted to steal apples.

• Farmer Ackerman does not care that the children took his apples.

• Farmer Ackerman believes that all children are untrustworthy.

Which quote supports the idea that Fritz regrets his actions?

• Anna and Fritz blushed and looked frightened.

• They would have slipped away, but he called to them.

• He then told the farmer how it had all happened, and confessed his dishonest intentions in climbing the tree.

• If I see another apple in the brook, or in the road, I will not touch it till I know whose it is, and how it came to be there!

Which quote supports the idea that Anna is obedient?

• But a kind wind has blown you down into the brook, and now that I have drawn you out with the iris blossom, would it not be best for me to try whether you are as tasty as you are pretty?

• She sat down on the grass, under the tree, and after she had wiped the apple, she ate it with enjoyment.

• When Anna saw Fritz in the tree, she understood what made the apples fall.

• Anna thanked him, with a sobbing voice and said, 'If I see another apple in the brook, or in the road, I will not touch it till I know whose it is, and how it came to be there!'