Question 1
Part A

Which statement is a theme of Sarah, Plain and Tall?

Responses

Life does not come with a set of instructions.
Life does not come with a set of instructions.

Music soothes the heart and calms the mind.
Music soothes the heart and calms the mind.

People do not have to be related to be a family.
People do not have to be related to be a family.

One cannot always trust the promises of others.
One cannot always trust the promises of others.
Question 2
Part B

Which two details from the text best support the answer to Part A?

Responses

“’I will always miss my old home, but the truth of it is I would miss you more.’”
“’I will always miss my old home, but the truth of it is I would miss you more.’”

“I wished that Papa and Caleb and I were perfect for Sarah.”
“I wished that Papa and Caleb and I were perfect for Sarah.”

“She sighed, then she began to sing the summer song again.”
“She sighed, then she began to sing the summer song again.”

"'We have squalls in Maine, too,' she said. ’Just like this.’”