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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Marianthe's Story, Book Two: Spoken Memories by Aliki Brandenberg

Book: Marianthe's Story, Book Two: Spoken Memories
Author: Aliki Brandenberg
ISBN: 978-0-688-15661-9
U$1.00-B-0.006065-BE-165

Questions
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Answer Key
1. It is story time and it is Marianthe's turn.
2. Answers will vary
3. The road was dusty and dry.
4. There were wildflowers and the air smelled sweet.
5. Marianthe was born in Spring.
6. The relatives brought fresh honey and bread.
7. The people in the village shared the good and the bad.
8. The village looks like it got bomb.
9. Marianthe's baby brother died.
10. When there isn't enough food to eat.
11. Answers will vary
12. I think Yanni is her cousin.
13. I think Nona is her aunt.
14. Answers will vary
15. Theo brought her drawing paper.
16. Marianthe lives in a village.
17. Theo brought newspapers.
18. The nearest school was two hours away.
19. No, not everyone could read in the village.
20. The family is gathered around the newspaper as Theo read it out loud.
21. They tried not to notice that life was hard.
22. The village hauled water from a nearby spring.
23. The village shared the chores to scrubbed and cook together.
24. The village made cheese and bread for each other.
25. The village helped to plow the fields and harvest the crops because that requires many hands to do this work, too much for one family.
26. Answers will vary
27. There are five people in Marianthe's family.
28. Answers will vary
29. People were leaving the village for better opportunities.
30. The fathers would leave the village first.
31. Theo was like a papa.
32. Answers will vary
33. Yes, the women at the village made their own soap.
34. Theo read letters from papa.
35. Theo is Mama's brother or Marianthe's uncle.
36. The people in the village didn't approve Marianthe going to school so far.
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41. She was telling him that his sacrifice is worth the hardship.
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