CH 17 Milcreek Pond Questions

Where did Molly and her Mom go ?

• They didn't go anywhere

• To the barn to ride Molly's horse

• To Mr. Richmond's store to order Molly's new shoes

• To the Neuman's for dinner

How did Mr. Richmond respond to Molly's mother when she told him what they needed

• He said they did have the book in the store to place the shoe order

• He reluctantly let them pick out the shoes from the book.

• He refused to let them pick out the shoes

• He was happy to help them pick out the shoes

What did Molly think about the way Mr. Richmond reacted to ma and her being customers?

• She was way too excited to care

• She didn't notice his reaction

• She wanted to hit him, but was against fighting

• She didn't care

Why was Mr. Richmond upset at first...for no reason?

• He didn't need a reason because he was old

• He wasn't upset and welcomed them gladly

• He just was mean to everybody, all the time.

• There was a new store nearby that gave him competition and owned by ex-slaves

What did Mr. Richmond tell the town was the reason he didn't like people like ma and Molly?

• He hid his real reason by saying they were strangers in town

• He thought they were ugly and dumb

• He really believed he was smarter than them

• He hid his real motive by saying they were too uppity

What happened to the mercantile door?

• Molly slammed the door and it broke accidently

• Molly kicked it in because she was mad

• It was loose and fell and hurt ma

• Molly tripped and cracked it

What can you infer what were Mrs. Neuman's feelings about what happened at the store?

• Mrs. Neuman didn't have any feelings about what happened at the store

• Mrs. Neuman was glad it happened since it confirmed her opinion about Molly's behavior

• Mrs. Neuman was worried that Molly might have gotten hurt

• Mrs. Neuman was worried that Mr. Neuman might have to pay for the damages

In order to get Ma's mind off of what happened, what did Molly do when she got home.

• Cooked dinner

• Cooked breakfast and lunch

• Cleaned the house

• Feed the chickens and milked the cows

Where did ma stop before going home and what happened to upset her?

Ma suggests to Mrs. Neuman that she take the issue of the broken glass up with ____________, due to Mrs. Neuman's comments about Molly.