Winter Break Competition

The setting of the story, Sarah, Plain and tall was

• New Mexico

• The Plains

• Montana

• An island in the Pacific

The theme of the story, Sarah, Plain and Tall was

• Be kind to strangers

• Some situations can be both pleasant and unpleasant

• Snowy places can be pleasant

• Learning to drive a wagon is fun

An inference we made was that Caleb and Anna were afraid Sarah would leave them because they

• Were anxious a lot of the time

• Were orphans

• Watched Sarah go into town on the wagon without them

• Wanted gifts from her

Anna was the narrator of the story and she was also a character in the story too. That would make her the

• First person narrator

• Third person narrator

Anna describes Caleb to Sarah as pesky. What does that word mean?

• Calm

• Nosey

• Annoying

• Shy

Caleb’s Story is different from Sarah Plain and Tall mostly because

• John appears

• Cassie is born

• They are all older

• All of the above

In Caleb’s Story, John is first spotted by

• Papa

• Sarah

• Caleb

• Cassie

Papa takes precautions to make sure the family is safe from ______________ by tying a rope from the house to the barn,

• Snakes

• Robbers

• Blizzards

• Horses

Anna isn’t a major part of this story. Why?

• She got married

• She is working in town

• She joined the army

• She went away to college

In Caleb’s Story, John speaks to Cassie very gruffly. Gruffly means

• Patiently

• With suspicion

• Impatiently

• Kindly