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  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Includes characters who face problems that real people had in the past. True or False
    True
  • 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.
  • Tamer hit Nader with the stick so Nader pushed him against the wall in _______.
    retaliation
  • 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.
  • They underwent the _____of military training
    rigors
  • How does Abby feel about her meeting with Mr. Carrington?
    Abby is nervous and scared.
  • 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.
  • She was worried that someone will know about her __________the night before, but no one did.
    eavesdropping
  • 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.
  • Who does ‘the Missus’ refer to?
    Mr. Carrington’s wife.
  • Historical fiction does NOT include dialect, or an informal way of speaking. True or False
    False
  • Who are the characters?
    Abigail, a 12-year-old girl, her father, and two runaway enslaved Africans – Nellis and Emma.
  • 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.”
  • Historical fiction is set in a fake place and time in history. True or False
    False
  • She has ___________patience when she’s dealing with children.
    infinite
  • After Abby gives the herbs to Emma, what do they talk about?
    They talk about their worries.
  • My family enjoys sitting on the ______at our building’s door during summer nights.
    stoop
  • She has endured disappointments with _______and patience.
    fortitude
  • My new friend is often ________to read in her free time, since she enjoys reading.
    disposed
  • The firefighters were _______ by the dangerous conditions they faced.
    undaunted
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