1. Why is Anna uncomfortable around Caleb? Why does she associate him with her mother's death? Is it fair that she thinks of her mother's death when she thinks of Caleb?
2. Sarah is lonely, but she has turned down marriage proposals before answering Papa's advertisement. Why would she come to live with strangers on the prairie if there are men in Maine who want to marry her?
3. Why is it important that Sarah sings "Sumer Is Icumen In"?
4. Why is it such a shock to Sarah to find the dead sheep?
5. Sarah teaches Anna and Caleb how to swim. How does this affect their growing relationship?
6. Maggie, a neighbor's wife, teaches Sarah that "there are always things to miss, no matter where you are." Maggie, Sarah,.....
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