Sarah, Plain and Tall

What can a reader learn about the setting of the story from this sentence? Outside, the prairie reached out and touched places where the sky came down.

• The prairie is small, cramped, and there is not a lot of space.

• The prairie is a good place to build a home.

• The prairie is big, widespread, and open.

• A thunderstorm is forming on the prairie.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What clues from the story help reader's know the meaning of the word flax?
Papa took Sarah's bags inside, where her room was ready with a quilt on the bed and blue flax dried in a vase on the nightstand table.

• Flax must be heavy because Papa had to carry the bags.

• Flax must be a type of flower because it is in a vase.

• Flax must mean cold because Sarah needed a quilt.

• Flax must be something Sarah brought from the sea.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

‘Bride’s bonnet,’ I told her. Caleb smiled at the name.”
This passage is evidence that......

• Caleb thinks bride's bonnet is a funny name.

• Caleb wants Sarah to stay and be Papa's bride and his new mother.

• Caleb will be a florist when he grows up.

• The prarie and sea are very different places. 

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

How does the author show Mama's songs are important to Anna and Caleb?

• "Well, Papa doesn't sing anymore," said Caleb very softly.

• And then the days seemed long and dark like the winter days, even though it wasn't winter.

• It took three whole days for me to love him.

• "Maybe," he said, his voice low, "if you remember the songs, then I might remember her, too.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why did the author most likely write this story?

• to inform readers about pioneer life

• to persuade readers to move to the Mid-West

• to tell a story about a pioneer family

• to inform readers about raising animals

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sibling is the oldest?

• Caleb

• Anna

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Mama say when Caleb was born?

• "Isn't he small Anna?"

• "Look at him Anna!"

• "Isn't he beautiful Anna?"

• "He looks like Papa!"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main theme of 'Sarah, Plain and Tall'?

• A) Adventure and exploration

• B) Family and belonging

• C) War and peace

• D) Science and technology

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which character in 'Sarah, Plain and Tall' is known for singing songs that remind the children of their mother?

• A) Sarah

• B) Papa

• C) Anna

• D) Caleb

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Sarah bring with her from Maine that symbolizes her connection to the sea?

• A) A seashell

• B) A quilt

• C) A book

• D) A flower

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9