The Other Side of the Glass

Match the following

• a home or place where someone

  lives

• slender

• joyous because of recent success

• triumphant

• confuse thoughts because of fever

• abode

• a state or condition of

  confusion

• turmoil

• not very wide; slim

• delirious

The passage they step into appears to have no

end and no doors, but that doesn’t faze the Queen

as she begins to saunter away, her shoes clacking

on the reflective tiles.

What does saunter mean in this context?

• to walk at a relaxed speed;

  to stroll

• moves or pulls back from

  a previous position

• emits something, often light or

  heat in the form of rays or waves

• to disturb or frighten someone

The woman is stunning, with a gentle smile,

sparkling eyes and thick brown hair pulled into

a careless bun...

she continues as she descends the staircase.

Thomas pads down behind her and leaps into her

arms, purring loudly as his tail flicks back and

forth.

What does this say about Thomas and the woman?

• They know each other.

• They do not like each other.

• Cats always like the women.

• The queen has snacks in her pocket.

Something about this woman unnerves he, but at the same time, ​ the

strange lady radiates a wonderfully ​ (a)   energy that makes Sarah want to hug her.

• maternal
• cat-like
• off-putting
• disorienting
• slender

Match the following

• to disturb or frighten someone

• recedes

• emits something, in the form of rays

• intricate

• causing someone to feel or

  become lost

• radiates

• very detailed or complicated;

  complex

• faze

• pull back from

  a previous position

• disorienting

Sarah’s emotions surge and she can hardly contain her impatience. It takes everything she has not to bound ahead, like Jake.

What does surge mean in this context?

• to rise suddenly to an excessive or abnormal value

• to shock someone

• moves or pulls back from

  a previous position

• emits something, often light or

  heat in the form of rays or waves

It takes everything she has not to bound ahead, like Jake. When he reaches the upper landing, he freezes. As Sarah approaches, she understands why.

Why does he freeze?

• He sees a monster.

• He sees a wondrous sight like, a palace out of a fairy tale.

• The queen uses her power to freeze him in glass.

• He sees Sarah's mom.

As she watches, it seems as if the glass and stone near the top are shaking slightly, as though they’re barely holding together.

What would be a good inference about why the palace is barely holding together?

• The queen is losing her imagination powers.

• It's all a big video screen.

• Jake broke something.

• The palace is experiencing an earthquake.

“Go and see for yourself, child,” the Queen says. “You can hold her, talk to her, love her—all the things you’ve been dreaming about your whole life are waiting for you on the other side of the glass. You do want to see your mother, don’t you?”

What is the Queen doing here?

• Trying to entertain Sarah.

• Trying to give Sarah information.

• Trying to persuade Sarah.

• Trying to entertain Jake.

...her mom takes her inside and gives her lemonade and cookies as they sit on the couch. Sarah recounts her life story from as far back as she can remember. She tells about her childhood, her school, her friends,...Whenever Sarah asks what her mom has been doing, she says, “Waiting here for you,” and asks Sarah another question.

Because Sarah's mom asks her another question, we can infer that

• Sarah's mom does not want to answer her question fully.

• Sarah's mom forgot what she was doing.

• Sarah's mom likes only hearing Sarah's stories.

• The queen is listening.