a. strange
b. funny
c. hard-working
2. What does the narrator (the main character who tells the story) mean when she speaks about her sister Ruth as having a "peculiar manner of being?"
a. Ruth likes to make people laugh.
b. Ruth is mentally handicapped/slow.
c. Ruth works very hard.
3. On page 2, using context clues, what definition best fits the word "kin" (2)?
a. dogs
b. family
c. enemies
a. A strange man
b. A gentle and kind man
c. A mean and selfish man
5. How do you know this? (Use evidence from the story)
6. What happened to Miss Mary Finch (page 2)?
a. She went on a trip.
b. She died.
c. She got a new puppy.
7. Who does the narrator visit in the graveyard?
a. Miss Mary Finch
b. Her sister
c. Her mother
8. Why does Isabel (the narrator) think Momma's ghost will not visit her?
a. She buried her the wrong way.
b. She was a bad girl before her mother died.
c. She was mean to her sister.
9. Put the following events in order:
a. Miss Mary Finch dies.
b. Momma dies.
c. Isabel and Ruth become the property of Mr. Robert Finch.
d. Isabel visits Momma in the graveyard.
10. In your own words, what does the quote by Thomas Paine mean? ("Youth is the seed time of good habits, as well in nations as in individuals.")*Hint: "Seed time" means the time when seeds are planted.
