Sarah, Plain and Tall
Chapter 6

  1. While Sarah, Anna, and Caleb are in the meadow talking what is Papa doing?
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  2. Why does Sarah ask about winter?
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  3. Why does Papa tie a rope from the house to the barn?
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  4. Why did Papa teach Sarah how to plow the fields?
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  5. How do the children get to school when there is little or no snow?
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  6. Why do you think Anna and Caleb never learned to swim?
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  7. How does the author describe the prairie?
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  8. Have you ever been homesick? Can you explain how Sarah feels?
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  9. Number the following events in the correct order.
    __________  Sarah teaches Caleb and Anna how to float.
    __________  Sarah, Anna, and Caleb run to the cow pond.
    __________  Sarah gets hot sitting in the meadow.