Why might Mr. Sir not want the boys to see his scratched face? (pp. 104-105)
- Hint: What happened with the Warden. What might Mr. Want not want the boys to know.
What do you think it means that Mr. Sir does not fill Stanley’s water bottle? (p. 106)
If a person doesn’t get enough water to drink, what happens to her/him?
- Hint: Look up dehydration.
Do you think it is legal to deprive young children of water?
- Why or why not?
Who is Mary Lou? (p. 107)
How old does Sam say Mary Lou is? (p. 107)
When the people of Green Lake got sick, who did they go to? (p. 107-108)
- Hint: They went to more than one person!
Why do you think Miss Katherine was sad when Sam’s done fixing the schoolhouse roof? (p. 110)
- Hint: She then asks him to fix the window.
- Hint: After the window she asks him to fix her wobbly desk, and then the door.
From Chapter 25, what have we learned about Sam?
Why did Hattie Parker say to Miss Katherine and Sam, “God will punish you”?
- Remember: This was a 110 years ago and things were different back then.

ABCD (10 points)