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"I wonder if the Story Girl is pretty," said Felix aloud.
"No, she isn't," said Dan instantly, from across the room. "But you'll think she is while she's talking to you. Everybody does. It's only when you go away from her that you find out she isn't a bit pretty after all."
The girls' door shut with a bang. Silence fell over the house. We drifted into the land of sleep, wondering if the Story Girl would like us.
Why is Sara Stanley called "the Story Girl"?
a. She would rather read books than play.
b. She wants to be a writer when she grows up.
c. She makes up lies about the other children.
d. She does not like to be called by her real name.
Read this sentence from The Story Girl.
We were quite willing to go to bed; and presently we found ourselves tucked away upstairs in the very
room, looking out eastward into the spruce grove, which father had once occupied.
As used in this sentence, what does the word presently mean?
a. much later
b. soon
c. suddenly
d. sadly
Read the following sentence from The Story Girl.
"I wouldn't be very likely to have a hired boy for a beau," she observed. What does this sentence suggest about Felicity?
a. She does not have time to be interested in boys.
b. She is unsure as to whether a boy would find her pretty.
c. She thinks that someone who works for others is beneath her.
d. She has lost interest in having a conversation about boys.
Which of these settings from the passage is the MOST emotional for the boys?
a. the bedroom where the father once slept
b. Aunt Janet's kitchen where meals are served
c. Uncle Roger's parlor where the children all meet
d. the brook meadow that is near the family’s house
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