Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. Emily (Chapter 1)

2. Mariette is French. (Chapter 2)

3. Ermengarde (Chapter 3)

4. Lavinia’s mother says that pretending things is silly. (Chapter 4)

5. Scullery maid (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Sara thinks that Miss Minchin looks cold and fishy. In addition, Sara can tell that Ms. Minchin doesn’t like her, and Ms. Minchin flatters Sara in a way that Sara thinks is not truthful. (Chapter 1)

2. Ms. Minchin assumes that Sara’s father hired a French maid because he wanted Sara to learn French. When Sara tries to explain, Miss Minchin refuses to listen to her. (Chapter 2)

3. Ermengarde has never met anyone like Sara. She loves Sara’s ability to make up stories, and she’s grateful to Sara for offering to help her learn French. (Chapter 3)

4. Lavinia used to be the most important girl at the school, and she is jealous that Sara has taken her place as the most popular and the best dressed. (Chapter 4)

5. Sara decides to imagine herself as a princess so that she can “scatter largess,” doing small things for people like Lottie, Ermengarde, and Becky to make their lives happier.