Answer each question below in complete sentences.
Comprehension
Q1. Where did Sylvia live before she came to stay at her grandmother's house? What does the younger stranger hope to ?nd in the wilderness? What does the stranger offer to give anyone who helps him achieve his goals?
Analysis
Q2. What is Sylvia's reaction when she ?rst hears the stranger's whistle? What later events in the story does this reaction foreshadow, or predict?
Q3. On the second day, how does Sylvia feel about the stranger? What motivates Sylvia to climb the pine tree? What effect does the experience of climbing the great pine have on Sylvia?
Q4. Jewett ends the story by invoking "Dear onaity." To whom or what does Sylvia remain loyal by not telling the heron's secret. Explain your answer.
Q5. How would Sylvia's and her grandmother's lives have changed if they had accepted the ten dollars from the stranger? What does this detail suggest about the time period and circumstances in which they live? Explain.