A New Coat for Anna

In addition to getting a new coat for Anna, Ann's mother

• learned how to weave cloth

• made other people in the town happy

• saved enough money to buy another coat

How does Anna's mother get wool for the coat?

• She gives a gold watch to the farmer.

• She gives a lamp to a woman.

• She gives a necklace to a weaver.

How does Anna's mother get the yarn to be red?

• She colors it with crayons

• She takes it to the store

• She dies it with lingonberries

What did Anna and her mother do to celebrate Christmas?

• Decorated the tree

• Went ice skating

• Invited everyone in the town over

What did the tailor have to do before he could begin to make the coat?

• buy some red cloth

• pick out the buttons

• take Anna's measurements

When did Anna finally get her new coat?

• near spring

• near summer

• near winter

When the war ended, the stores remained empty. Remained means

• became

• stayed

• went away

A clothesline was strung across the kitchen. In this sentence, strung means

• hidden

• hung

• stored

A weaver is someone who

• turns cloth into clothing

• turns lamb's wool into yarn

• turns yarn into cloth

Why does Anna need a new coat?

• Her old one is too small for her

• her old one has holes in it

• her old one is taken from her

• her old one is missing all the buttons