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  • Historical fiction is set in a fake place and time in history. True or False
    False
  • Who does ‘the Missus’ refer to?
    Mr. Carrington’s wife.
  • The firefighters were _______ by the dangerous conditions they faced.
    undaunted
  • She has endured disappointments with _______and patience.
    fortitude
  • Who are the characters?
    Abigail, a 12-year-old girl, her father, and two runaway enslaved Africans – Nellis and Emma.
  • What other things does Abby say or do that reveal her anxiety?
    She feels like fainting when father tells her to find herbs. She keeps rehearsing Emma’s words so she won’t forget what the herbs look like.
  • How does Mr. Carrington react when Abby gives him the sprig of mint?
    He nods his thanks and moves on.
  • What does the adage, ‘Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet’ mean?
    Having to wait for something is not easy but what you get is often worth the wait.
  • What is Emma’s reaction to the herbs that Abby brought back?
    She smiles and shows her approval, especially of the mind Abby brought back.
  • What does Abigail give Mr. Carrington? Why?
    Abigail give a sprig of mint to Mr. Carrington to possibly to distract Mr. Carrington or to show him how calm and collected she is.
  • She was worried that someone will know about her __________the night before, but no one did.
    eavesdropping
  • Tamer hit Nader with the stick so Nader pushed him against the wall in _______.
    retaliation
  • Includes characters who face problems that real people had in the past. True or False
    True
  • When and where does the story take place?
    The story takes place in 1851 on a farm in Massachusetts- a station on the Underground Railroad.
  • What evidence in the text supports that Abby was nervous when she met Mr. Carrington?
    The text states, “Once he’d nodded and continued on, I commenced to breathe again.”
  • Why does Abby tell Mr. Carrington that the herbs were for a cake?
    She remembered her father said not to arouse suspicion, so she makes up a believable story.
  • Why does the father scold Abigail in the third and fourth paragraphs?
    Father scolds Abigail because she pleads with him to call a doctor to help Nellis.
  • After Abby gives the herbs to Emma, what do they talk about?
    They talk about their worries.
  • How does Abby feel about her meeting with Mr. Carrington?
    Abby is nervous and scared.
  • My new friend is often ________to read in her free time, since she enjoys reading.
    disposed
  • They underwent the _____of military training
    rigors
  • My family enjoys sitting on the ______at our building’s door during summer nights.
    stoop
  • She has ___________patience when she’s dealing with children.
    infinite
  • Historical fiction does NOT include dialect, or an informal way of speaking. True or False
    False
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