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Sarah Plain and Tall

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the start of the book why did Anna not loved her new baby brother?

a)

Mama died the morning after giving birth to him.

b)

Caleb would not smile or respond to her

c)

Papa gave all his attention to him and ignored her.

d)

She was forced to share a room with him.

2.

When Sarah said she would come by train what was written on the bottom of her letter?

a)

"Tell them I sing"

b)

"Dogs make me sneeze"

c)

"My pies have won blue ribbons"

d)

"I can knit sweaters"

3.

What did Sarah do that made Caleb think she would stay?

a)

She bought a calendar

b)

She sewed a big hem in his pants

c)

She dried flowers to have through winter

d)

She preserved peaches

4.

When Sarah spoke about the sand dunes what did the family do?

a)

They took a wagon ride to the top of a hill

b)

They slid down a mound of hay next to the barn

c)

They pilled up feather pillow and flopped down on them

d)

They had a picnic in the grass

5.

When Maggie came what did she bring Sarah?

a)

Plants so Sarah could start a garden

b)

She measured Sarah for her wedding dress

c)

She showed Sarah how to crochet

d)

She gave Sarah a journal

6.
Which phrase below BEST describes the narrator of this story?
a)
first-person, Anna
b)
first-person, Caleb
c)
third-person, Sarah
d)
third-person, not a story character
7.
Sarah was from what state?
a)
Ohio
b)
Wyoming
c)
California
d)
Maine
8.

When Sarah cut Caleb's hair, why did she leave some on the ground?

a)

for good luck

b)

for the cat to play with

c)

for the birds so they could use it to build a nest

d)

because she didn't know where else to put it

9.

Check all the sentences that give us clues about how Papa feels about Sarah in chapter five.

a)

He took the lantern and went out to the barn.

b)

And later that night, Papa went with a shovel to bury the sheep and a lantern to bring Sarah back.

c)

Papa piled a bed of loose hay below with his pitchfork. The light of the lantern made his eyes shine when he smiled up at Sarah.

d)

Next to the barn was Papa's mound of hay for bedding, nearly half as tall as the barn.

10.
Which sibling is the oldest?
a)
Caleb
b)
Anna
11.
What was the name of Sarah's cat?
a)
Seal
b)
Nick 
c)
Lottie
d)
Bess
12.
What had happened to mama?
a)
she left when Caleb was born
b)
She moved West years ago
c)
she died when Caleb was born
d)
nna doesn’t know; she never knew her
13.
How does Papa find Sarah?
a)
He meets her in town.
b)
He places an ad in the newspaper.
c)
He reads an ad that she placed in the newspaper.
d)
She is Maggie's sister and she introduced them. 
14.
What does the passage tell the reader about Papa?
Papa got up early for the long day's trip to the train and back.  He brushed his hair so slick and shiny that Caleb laughed.  He wore a clean, blue shirt, and a belt instead of suspenders.
a)
Papa does not want to take the time to pick up Sarah.
b)
Papa got dressed up because he does not have anymore clean work clothes.
c)
Papa got dressed up in hopes of making a good impression on Sarah.
d)
Papa got dressed up because the train station is fancy and elegant.
15.

What did Papa do when Sarah said there were no sand dunes there?

a)

he brought her out to the barn where hay was piled up

b)

he laughed at her

c)

he said they would go on a trip to find some

d)

he ignored her

16.

Why does Papa sometimes have to tie a rope from the house to the barn in the winter?

a)

so they can hang their clothes to dry on it

b)

so they can play on it

c)

so they won't get lost in the snow going to the barn in a storm

d)

to hang plants on it

17.

What did Sarah want to do when it got hot?

a)

make lemonade

b)

go swimming

c)

go inside the house

d)

find a shade tree to sit under

18.

Where did they go swimming?

a)

in the river

b)

in the lake

c)

in the ocean

d)

in the cow pond