Sarah,+Plain+and+Tall

**__Miss A's 4th Grade Reading Gifted/Talented Packet__**

__ Chapter One __ __Chapter Two__ __Chapter Three__ __Chapter Four__ > __Chapter Five__
 * Sarah, Plain and Tall**
 * 1) What question does Caleb keep asking Anna?
 * 2)  Who is Anna?
 * 3) What has happened to their mother?
 * 4) Who is telling the story?
 * 5) Why had the father placed an advertisement in the paper?
 * 1) Which of the letters to and from Sarah was your favorite. Choose one and explain why.
 * 2) Who is Jacob?
 * 3) What important message did Papa show his children at the bottom of Sarah’s letter?
 * 1) How do we know that Papa is expecting to meet someone special?
 * 2) Why are the children so quiet as they do their chores?
 * 3) How can we tell that Caleb is very young?
 * 4) What types of objects did Sarah bring with her from Maine?
 * 5) Why do you think Sarah’s hands were rough?
 * 6) What does Anna see in Sarah’s face that makes her believe that she might not stay?
 * 1) What did Anna mean when she said that the dogs loved Sarah first?
 * 2) Who were Lottie and Nick?
 * 3) Why was Sarah so sad when she listened to the shell?
 * 4) Why did Caleb lean against Anna?
 * 5) Why did Caleb smile at the name of the flowers hanging from the ceiling?
 * 6) What does "Ayuh" mean?
 * 7) How does Sarah describe seals?
 * 1) How do we know that Sarah is a kind and caring person?
 * 2) What were the first words muttered by Caleb, Anna, and Sarah?
 * 3) What kind of dune did Papa show them?
 * 4) Why did Caleb smile when Sarah said the words, “our dune”?

__Chapter Six__ > > __Chapter Seven__ Why is Anna convinced that Sarah will not eat the chickens? __ Chapter Eight __ > > __Chapter Nine__
 * 1) Why did Papa teach Sarah how to plow the fields?
 * 2) How do the children get to school when there is little or no snow?
 * 3)  Why does Papa tie a rope from the house to the barn?
 * 4) According to Sarah, how are the barns different in Maine?
 * 5) Why do you think Caleb and Anna never learned to swim?
 * 6) Why is Sarah such a good swimmer?
 * 7) How does Sarah describe the sea?
 * 1) What are they planning to plant in the new fields?
 * 2) Where did the daises come from that were in Sarah’s hair?
 * 3) Why did the chickens fly onto the porch roof?
 * 4) Why did Sarah’s eyes fill with tears when she was talking to Maggie?
 * 5) What does Maggie insist Sarah must have to cheer her up?
 * 1) What was Sarah's response when Caleb said that women don't wear overalls?
 * 2) What does Sarah tell Papa when he mentions that the roof needs to be fixed?
 * 3) Why does Caleb think that Sarah might want to go to town?
 * 4) How do we know that Anna likes Sarah?
 * 5) What were Sarah and Papa carrying when they returned to the barn doorway, wet to the skin?
 * 6) What does Anna call the hail?
 * 1) Describe the scene after the storm?
 * 2) What methods does Caleb suggest to keep Sarah from leaving?
 * 3) Give at least two reasons why you think Sarah is planning to return to the farm.
 * 4) Why did Sarah choose only certain colors when purchasing the pencils?
 * 5) Describe what you liked most about the story.

Questions taken from Sarah, Plain and Tall Webquest: __http://www.nt.net/~torino/sarah.html__