Read the following passage and we will answer the questions together practicing our stamina and time management.

Read the sentence from the selection.
“The high, deep, blue sky arched over Misselthwaite as well as over the moor, and she kept lifting her face and looking up into it, trying to imagine what it would be like to lie down on one of the little snow-white clouds and float about.”
What kind of tone do the words in this sentence help to create?

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Mary is visiting the garden for the first time?

Read this sentence from paragraph 16.
“His red waistcoat was like satin and he puffed his tiny breast out and was so fine and so grand and so pretty that it was really as if he were showing her how important and like a human person a robin could be.”
What is the meaning of the simile used in this sentence?
Paragraph 1 describes how the change in weather has been good for Ben. Which detail from the selection shows a similar response in Mary?
Read this sentence from paragraph 16.
“She chirped, and talked, and coaxed and he hopped, and flirted his tail and twittered.”
What does flirted mean in this sentence?
What is a theme of the selection?
Which detail should be included in a summary of the selection?
How are Mary and Ben different?