Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell

Author's Forward - 3

Why is Sarah's father being threatened?  Who has threatened to do him harm?  What have they done before?

Vocabulary:
gaunt (2)
vermin (11)
prowler (12)
clout (18)

Chapters 4 - 7

Why was Sarah's father tar and feathered?  What happened because of it?  Where will she go?

Vocabulary:
pamphlet (21)
commissary (25)
ruction (31)

Chapters 8 - 11

Why was Sarah apprehended at the end of the chapter?  What might she be accused of?

Vocabulary:
loitering (48)
traipsing (56)
steeple (54)

Chapters 12 - 15

Why did Sarah flee the boat?  How will this affect her future during the war?

Vocabulary:
pallet (66)
estuary (73)
rousing (79)
demented (81)

Chapters 16 - 19

In what ways are things difficult?  When did these difficulties begin?

Vocabulary:
squatting (86)
chastening (87)
tamp (94)
premises (97)

Chapters 20 - 23

Describe the location Sarah has found and how she made it livable.

Vocabulary:
sundry (109)
routed (114)
tallow (123)

Chapters 24 - 27

What might be the consequence of Sarah's actions with the animal traps?

Vocabulary:
auger (129)
felled (135)
aslant (137)

Chapters 28 - 31
Do you thing Sarah should feel uneasy visiting the town?  What might happen?

Vocabulary:
strife (147)
pried (149)
vittles (155)
frugal (167)

Chapters 32 - 35

Weigh the adventures and disadvantages of Sarah's choice to live alone.

Vocabulary:
stammer (173)
somber (174)
torrent (179)
smoldering (183)

Chapters 36 - 41

What lesson concerning anger and forgivness was the reader supposed to take from the work?

Vocabulary:
poultice (191)
calamity (200)
detain (204)
loath (209)

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