Author's Purpose - Formative

Read the following events:

1. 1. Sara asks the monster to come speak to the people of Farmer's Hope.

2. 2. The people of Farmer's Hop are moved by the monster's words.

3. 3. The monster introduces himself to Sara.

4. 4. The farmers agree to leave the Fire Trees alone and plant more of them.

5. 5. Sara decides to go into the forest to look for the truth.

6. 6. Sara tells the monster she is not afraid of it.

7. 7. The monster tells Sara why he must protect the Fire Trees.

8. 8. Sara receives a big reward.

9. 9. The monster causes problems for the people of Farmer's Hope.

Choose the answer that puts the events in the order in which they happened.

• 5, 8, 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 2, 4

• 9, 5, 6, 3, 7, 1, 2, 4, 8

• 7, 3, 2, 1, 8, 9, 4, 5, 6

• 9, 4, 7, 6, 1, 2, 8, 3, 5

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From what point of view is this story told?

• first person from the point of view of Sara

• first person from the point of view of Long-Claw

• third person: the narrator can see only into the mind of Sara

• third person: the narrator can see into the minds of more than one character

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Which quotation shows that the narrator can see into Sara's mind?

• "She had roamed about the woods and tasted the cool air that blew among the trees."

• "Sara made her way into the deep heart of the forest, farther than she had ever gone before."

• "'I am not afraid of you,' she said."

• "Sara knew that one or two of these trees usually grew among a group of dozens of pine trees."

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AZ.6.RL.6

Write about this story, answering BOTH of the following questions.

a. What is the author's purpose in writing this story?
b. What evidence in the story supports your answer?

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