Sara, Plain and Tall

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Sara, Plain and Tall

• By Ashley, Cherise,
• and Tobias

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Chapter Summaries
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Vocabulary Work
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Chapter Questions
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Chapter One
Caleb is talking to Anna about their mom. Caleb
likes to hear stories about her. She died the day
after Caleb was born. Papa talks to the children
about Sarah coming to live with them. Sarah wrote
to them about coming to live with them.
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Chapter Two
The chapter takes place in the winter. Anna,
Caleb, and Papa got their letters, Annas letter
came first. We learned that Sarah can braid hair
and that she has a pet cat named Seal because he
is gray like the seals that live in the sea.
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Chapter Three
Papa went to get Sarah. Caleb and Anna were
worried that Sarah wouldnt like then when she
got there. Sarah arrived at the house. She is
already feeling lonely because she misses the sea.
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Chapter Four
Sarah had a collection of shells and if you put
the shell to your ear, you can hear the sea.
Caleb was the only one who talked to Sarah from
dawn till night. Sarah and Caleb picked flowers-
paintbrush, clover, and prairie violets. Sarah
told Caleb about the Wolly ragwort that grows by
the sea. He made a song about it. Sarah taught
them a song called Summer Is Icumen In.
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Chapter Five
Anna and Caleb took Sarah to see the sheep. She
found a dead lamb and was very sad. Papa went
with a shovel to bury it. Anna, Caleb, Papa, and
Sarah talked about their first words. Sarahs
was dune, Calebs was windmill, and Annas
was flower (Tobias first word was
Mommy). Sarah missed the dunes home in Maine,
and Papa wanted to make her feel better so he
made one out of hay for her. They all slid
down.Chapter Work
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Chapter Six
Caleb and Anna were telling Sarah about the
winter time and how they got to school. They
talked about how they built snowmen when they had
snow days. Sarah took the children to learn how
to swim in the cow pond.
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Chapter Seven
Matthew and Maggie, the neighbors came to visit.
Maggie brought chickens for Sarah, and she also
brought her flowers. Maggie and Sarah planted
the flowers in a new garden. Sarah and Maggie
talked about how they missed the sea and the
hills. Sarah decided she must learn how to drive
the wagon.
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Chapter Eight
Sarah and Papa were working on fixing the roof
but then a storm came in. Sarah, Papa, Lily, and
Caleb all gathered hay to sleep on, and brought
all the animals inside. They waited in the barn
until morning. When they woke up they saw hail
covering the ground.
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Chapter Nine

• After the storm, Papa taught Sarah how to drive
  the wagon and ride a horse. Sarah then took the
  wagon into town to get candles and colored
  pencils that were the colors of the sea. Lily
  and Caleb felt very sad when Sarah was gone, but
  they were relieved when she came home to them.
  At the end of the book, it told how Papa and
  Sarah decided that they were going to get
  married. Papa said that when he is asked whether
  or not he will marry Lily at the wedding, he will
  say Ayuh!

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Vocabulary Ch.1

• Flounder A type of fish
• Received When you get something from someone,
  you receive it (I received a new toy)
• Else Otherwise, instead of
• Envelope A pocket for a letter

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Vocabulary Ch. 2

• Enclosing To close in
• Bonnet A cloth or straw hat tied under the chin
  and worn by women and children
• Greetings
• Envelope
• Flounder

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Vocabulary Ch. 3

• Suspenders
• Climbed
• Windbreak

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Vocabulary Ch. 4

• Paddock
• Ceiling
• Brides
• Prairie
• Ayuh
• Echoed

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Vocabulary Ch. 5

• Coarse
• Exclaimed
• Sneezed
• Formed

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Vocabulary Ch. 6

• Reins
• Chanted
• Tumbleweed

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Vocabulary Ch. 7

• Dandelion- a common weed with yellow flowers. The
  dandelion grew in our yard.
• Neighbor- one who lives near another. My neighbor
  lives in a brown house.
• Whickering- to whinny or neigh. The black horse
  was whickering to the horses in the other field.
• Dahlias- a perennial plant with large showy
  flowers. Our dahlias were planted next to the
  house.
• Nasturtiums

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Vocabulary Ch. 8

• Sly- clever and deceiving, calculating. The sly
  fox walked toward the chicken coop.
• Weary- Tired, fatigued, physically or mentally
  exhausted. The weary man was walking slowly.
• Squall- A sudden violent wind that usually brings
  rain, snow, or sleet with it. A squall blew into
  the city of Moscow.
• Pungent- Powerful or strong odor or flavor. The
  pungent smell of burnt popcorn came from the
  kitchen.
• Bleating- the crying of a goat, sheep, or
  calf.The calf was bleating because it was hungry.

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Vocabulary Ch. 9

• Hailstones
• Armful
• Damaged
• Hitched

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Questions Ch. 1

• Why did Caleb want to hear the story about his
  mom and what she looked like?
• How did the mom die?
• What was Papa looking for in his letter to the
  town?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 2

• What are Sarahs favorite colors?
• What does Sarah want Papa to tell the children
  she can do?
• What kind of book did Sarah send?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 3

• What did Sarah say rolled like the sea?
• What did Sarah give to Anna?
• What did Sarah give to Caleb?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 4

• Who did Lottie and Nick like to sleep with, and
  why?
• Why does Caleb get excited when he hears Sarah
  say the word later?
• Why does Sarah talk differently?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 5

• What did Sarah miss and why?
• Why did Papa bury the lamb?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 6

• Who didnt know how to swim?
• How did Sarah react when she found out that Caleb
  couldnt swim?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 7

• Why was Sarah sad about her house?
• Why was Matthew glad that Sarah moved in?
• Why did Sarah not need to drive wagons back home
  in Maine?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 8

• Why were Lily and Caleb worried when Sarah
  wanted to drive to town alone?
• What did Sarah run back out into the storm to
  get?

Answer
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Questions Ch. 9

• Why did Sarah take the apples into the barn?
• Why did the dogs go running down the road
  barking?
• Why did Caleb cry harder when Sarah returned?

Answer
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Answers Ch. 1

• Caleb wanted to learn more about their mother.
• The childrens mother died the day after Caleb
  was born.
• Someone to help take care of his family and it
  was Sarah.

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Answers Ch. 2

• Blue, gray, and green
• She can sing
• A book about seabirds

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Answers Ch. 3

• The grassy hills
• A stone
• A seashell

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Answers Ch. 4

• Sarah, because they loved her first.
• Because it meant she would stay
• Because shes from a different part of the
  country (Maine)

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Answers Ch. 5

• The sea, her brother, and the dunes because she
  was homesick for Maine.
• Because Sarah was upset it died, and she didnt
  want anyone to come near it. She was afraid the
  birds would eat it.

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Answers Ch. 6

• Caleb
• She was surprised. She wanted him to learn.

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Answers Ch. 7

• Because her brother was getting married and him
  and his wife were taking over the house and
  moving in.
• Because now Maggie has a new friend. She missed
  her old friends.
• Because she could walk to town in Maine.

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Answers Ch. 8

• Because they were worried that Sarah might leave
  them and go back home to William.
• Her chickens

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Answers Ch. 9

• To feed Ol Bess and Jack
• Because they heard Sarah returning to the house
  in the wagon
• He said it was because Seal missed Sarah, but
  really he was just so happy to see her again and
  know that she wasnt really leaving them