Part B

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

Responses

“Sarah was not smiling. Sarah was already lonely.”
“Sarah was not smiling. Sarah was already lonely.”

“Sarah barked like a seal. And Lottie and Nick came running from the barn to jump on Sarah.”
“Sarah barked like a seal. And Lottie and Nick came running from the barn to jump on Sarah.”

“Then Sarah listened too, with a look so sad and far away that Caleb leaned against me.”
“Then Sarah listened too, with a look so sad and far away that Caleb leaned against me.”

“In a month’s time, the preacher might come to marry Sarah and Papa.”

1 answer

The two details from the text that best support the answer to Part A are:

  1. “Sarah was not smiling. Sarah was already lonely.”

  2. “Then Sarah listened too, with a look so sad and far away that Caleb leaned against me.”

These details illustrate Sarah's emotional state and her sense of loneliness, which may be relevant in understanding the context of Part A.