Sarah,+Plain+and+Tall

Q: What did Sarah miss from home? A: The sea.

Q: What were the last words Mama had said to Anna? A: "Isn't he beautiful, Anna?"

Q: How did Anna and Caleb's papa look for a wife? A: An advertisement in the paper.

Q: What was the question Caleb wanted papa to ask Sarah in the letter? A: If she can she sing.

Q: What did Sarah do with the cut hair and why? A: She spread it in the yard so the birds can use it for nests.

Q: What was missing from Sarah's drawing of the praire? A: The colors (of the sea).

Q: What did Sarah travel into town for? A: Colored pencils, a song book, seeds for her garden.

Q: What happened to Sarah's mom? A: She died after Caleb was born.

Q: Why does Sarah come to the midwest from Maine? A: Anna and Caleb's mother had died and their father needed a new wife. He puts an ad to find one. Sarah's brother is getting married so she needs a place to live.