Sarah Plain and Tall
  • 1. My father built the barn near the ____________ of pine trees to make it warm for the horses.
A) alarmed
B) windbreak
C) rustle
D) conch
  • 2. We could hear the soft _______ of the leaves in the trees when the wind blew
A) rustle
B) alarmed
C) windbreak
D) paddock
  • 3. The pony ran in circles around the ________.
A) conch
B) windbreak
C) alarmed
D) paddock
  • 4. The shivering puppy seemed to be __________ by the loud thunder
A) conch
B) rustled
C) smuggled
D) alarmed
  • 5. Aunt Helen found a big ___________ shell on the beach in the islands.
A) conch
B) paddock
C) windbreak
D) rustle
  • 6. Sarah agrees to come for a month because she ______________.
A) likes to travel
B) won a trip out west
C) wants to see how life on the farm will be
D) has relatives that live near the farm
  • 7. Why does papa brush his hair and put on a clean shirt to pick up Sarah?
A) He doesn't have any other clothes to wear
B) Sarah wants him to wear a blue shirt or she won't come to the farm.
C) He doesn't have time to go shopping for a suit
D) He wants to look nice for Sarah
  • 8. Where does Sarah want Seal, her cat, to stay?
A) in Maine
B) in the barn
C) inside the house
D) in her room
  • 9. How is the shell of the moon snail special?
A) It's large and rough
B) It is smooth and white
C) Is it black with white striped
D) It is curled and smells of salt
  • 10. The author says that Caleb rolled his marble on the porch back and forth, back and forth, because she wants the reader to ____________.
A) see that Caleb has a toy
B) practice reading the words
C) know how to roll marbles
D) realize Caleb and Anna were waiting for a long time
  • 11. Who it the story teller in this story?
A) Papa
B) Anna
C) Caleb
D) Sarah
  • 12. Where does the story take place?
A) on a porch
B) in Maine
C) in the Midwest
D) by the sea
  • 13. Who loves Sarah first?
A) Papa
B) Caleb
C) Anna
D) the dogs
  • 14. What do Caleb and Anna hope will happen?
A) that Papa and Sarah will get married
B) that Sarah will move back to Maine
C) that Seal will live in the house
D) that Sarah's brother, William, will come to visit her
  • 15. Why does Caleb smile at the name of the flower Sarah has never seen?
A) Caleb wants Sarah to be a bride and marry Papa
B) Caleb thinks that the flower has a funny name
C) Caleb is surprised that Sarah has never seen the flower
D) It's one of Caleb's favorite flowers
  • 16. Why do Papa and Caleb start saying ayuh?
A) because they are making fun of Sarah
B) because Sarah asks them to
C) because they already know some expressions from Maine
D) because the want Sarah to feel at home
  • 17. How does Anna know that Sarah cut Papa's hair?
A) Papa tells Anna and Caleb about it
B) Anna sees Sarah cutting it
C) Sarah announces that it is finally hair-cutting time
D) Anna sees Papa tossing pieces of hair into the wind
  • 18. Why does Sarah brush her hair long and free and tie it back?
A) to find out if her hair is longer that Anna's
B) to see if she needs to cut her hair
C) to feel the wind blow in her hair
D) to show Anna that they are alike in some ways
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