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L. M. Montgomery Chapter 6: Anne’s ways often get her into trouble as a young girl, but after each incident, there is a happy easystarts ending. Anne invites Diana for tea but instead of giving her cordial, she gives her wine. Mrs. Barry says she doesn’t want her to spend time with Diana. But one day, Minnie May, Diana’s sister, has croup and Anne saves her life. level 2 Mrs. Barry apologizes to Anne, and Anne and Diana can be friends once again. Chapter 7: Anne bakes a cake for Mrs. Allan, the level 3 reverend’s wife, but she put medicine into it instead of vanilla. Mrs. Allan finds it funny, consoles Anne and invites her to tea with her. Chapter 8: At Diana’s party, Anne tries to climb up level 4 Summary Diana’s house and falls. She has to stay in bed for a long Anne Shirley arrives by chance in Avonlea, a small rural time. When Anne gets better, she recites two poems in village in Canada on Prince Edward Island and slowly wins a concert wearing the new dress that Matthew gives her over the hearts of her adoptive parents and neighbors. for Christmas. Chapter 1: Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, is the home Chapter 9: As Anne hates her red hair, she dyes it and it of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a midldle-aged single turns green. Although she washes it every day, the color brother and sister who want to adopt a boy to help them stays. Marilla then decides to cut it short. Another day on the farm. However, Anne, an orphan girl, is sent by Anne gets into trouble on an old boat when she lets the mistake and on her first night she cries herself to sleep river carry her away. Fortunately, Gilbert Blythe saves her, when she learns that they were looking for a boy. That but she still refuses to be his friend. night Matthew tells Marilla that he wants to keep Anne. Chapter 10: Anne sits for the Queen’s College Chapter 2: As Marilla takes Anne to Mrs. Spencer, an examinations to become a teacher. Anne and Gilbert orphanage worker, and Anne tells her the sad story of Blythe’s names come first. her life, Marilla hesitates. She then refuses to leave Anne Chapter 11: Matthew dies and Marilla is afraid she will when she is told that she is going to be in the care of such have to sell Green Gables. Anne is able to return to an unkind woman as Mrs. Blewett. the village to teach at her old school and take care of Chapter 3: Mrs. Lynde meets Anne for the first time and Marilla. When she finds out that she got the teaching job makes fun of her red hair. Anne reacts angrily and, after thanks to Gilbert, she no longer hates him and they finally refusing to apologize for a day, she finally tells Mrs. Lynde become friends. she is sorry just to make Matthew happy. Chapter 4: Anne puts some wild flowers on her hat to go About the author to church and is invited to go to a party. But then Marilla Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, loses a brooch and blames Anne for it. Anne makes a 1874, on Prince Edward Island, eastern Canada. Her false confession so that she can go to the party, but Marilla mother died when she was 21 months old, and she does not let her go. Fortunately, Marilla finds the brooch, was raised by her grandparents. Montgomery lived on she apologizes to Anne and lets her go to the party. Prince Edward Island until she married the Reverend Chapter 5: Diana Barry, a neighbor, becomes Anne’s Ewen Macdonald, then moved to north Ontario and had best friend. Anne’s first day at school turns out to be a three children. She wrote a dozen novels there, many nightmare since she breaks her slate on Gilbert Blythe’s of them about Prince Edward Island, including Anne of head because he makes fun of her red hair. Anne is Green Gables. It was an immediate success and has been punished and has to sit next to him the whole day. Anne translated into fifteen languages. Even Prince Edward refuses to talk to Gilbert despite his attempts. She drops Island has become famous because of the book. Other out of school and studies at home. books that followed are Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island,

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and Anne’s House of Dreams in which Anne finally marries While reading Gilbert Blythe. Montgomery also wrote poems. 2 Discuss: Have students talk about gossip. easystarts Why does Mrs. Lynde want to know about other people’s The original text lives? Do you know anyone like her? Anne of Green Gables, written in 1908, gives a good picture 3 Discuss: Have students talk about orphans. Why do Matthew and Marilla want a child? of rural society in Canada in the late 1800s. What does Mrs. Lynde think about orphans? level 2 Anne of Green Gables is partly autobiographical. Like Do people think differently nowadays? 4 Discuss: Have students talk about homelessness. Lucy Montgomery, Anne enjoys reading and becomes a How does Anne feel when she learns that she is not teacher, and most of the stories about her take place on wanted? Is it the first time that Anne feels like this? Prince Edward Island. Both Anne and Montgomery lost level 3 their mothers. After reading 5 Write: Have students write about Anne’s thoughts. Have them suppose they are Anne and write down Background and themes her thoughts after she is told they were expecting a level 4 Anne of Green Gables is a “Bildungsroman”: a novel of boy. 6 Artwork: Get students to write Anne’s classified ad personal development. That is why its themes are as asking for adoptive parents. relevant now as they were in 1908, when the book was written: Chapters 2–3 While reading Social expectations: What are people in Avonlea like 7 Discuss: Have students discuss changing one’s mind. at the beginning of the story? How do people new to Why does Marilla agree to have Anne? Because Avonlea feel? Matthew asks her? Because Anne had a sad life? Because she fears that Blewett will not want Anne after Imagination: What kind of things does Anne imagine? a short time? Because Mrs. Blewett is an unkind woman? Adjustment: How do people change after Anne arrives 8 Discuss: Have students talk about hair. Anne hates her red hair. Do you like your hair? Why at Green Gables? What things does Anne learn about (not)? Do you dye it? Is it important that your hair looks herself ? good? Can women show their hair in your country? Friendship: How important are friends in life? After reading Loss: Who does Anne lose in her life? How does she feel 9 Write: Have students think about feelings. each time? Tell them to suppose they are Anne and write down her feelings after she is told that she can stay with Growth: How does Anne change from the beginning of Matthew and Marilla. the story to the end? 10 Research: Have students consider discipline. Have them ask their parents and grandparents questions about what they were allowed to do when Discussion activities they were children and compare it to what the students are expected to do today. Chapter 1 Before reading Chapters 4–5 1 Guess: In pairs, have students look at the cover. Have Before reading them do the following. 11 Research: Have students think about fashion. a Describe the picture. Have them look at the pictures in the book and use What is the girl doing? the Internet. How old is she? What did men and women wear in Anne’s times? Do you What color is her hair? like those clothes? b Look at the map on page 1. Where is Prince Edward Island? While reading What sea is that? 12 Discuss: Have students talk about clothes. What do you think people on Prince Edward Island Do you remember any clothes that you hated when you do? were a child?

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13 Read carefully: In Chapter 4, we see that Marilla Chapters 8–9 starts to like Anne. Have students underline the parts Before reading easystarts of the text where this can be seen. 22 Read carefully and guess: Write cards with the 14 Write: Have students write Anne’s prayers. following phrases: “top of Diana’s house,” “green The day the brooch gets lost is the day before the hair” and “boat in the river.” Have students guess party. Have students write what Anne asks God that what happens to Anne. night. level 2 While reading After reading 23 Discuss: Have students talk about their hair. 15 Write: Have students write a short letter from Do you remember doing something wrong to your hair? Marilla to Anne saying how sorry she feels. 24 Discuss: Have students talk about pride. 16 Write: Tell students to suppose they are Anne and Why is Anne still angry with Gilbert? Is she right? level 3 write two lists: “The Five Things I Love about Diana Barry” and “The Five Things I Hate about Gilbert After reading Blythe.” 25 Role play: Have students act out Anne and Gilbert’s parts when Anne is in the river. Chapters 6–7 level 4 Before reading Chapters 10–11 17 Guess: Have students imagine what things can go While reading wrong if they invite somebody to tea. 26 Discuss: Have students talk about studying. Are/Were you a good student at school? Is it important While reading to be a good student? Why (not)? 18 Role play: In pairs, ask students to imagine the 27 Discuss: Have students talk about becoming friends. following situation and act it out. Are you friends with somebody who was your enemy You are Mrs. Barry and your daughter is back home first? drunk from Anne’s house. What do you say to Marilla? 19 Discuss: Have students talk about making mistakes. After reading Anne makes lots of mistakes in these chapters. Do you 28 Write: Have students write newspaper headlines. remember making the same mistakes? On page 52, Diana arrives with a newspaper in her hand. Have students write 3 headlines. After reading 29 Discuss: Have students think about what might 20 Write: Have students write Mrs. Barry’s letter of happen after the story ends. Anne thinks at the end, apology to Anne after Anne saved Minnie May’s life. “I know I’m going to be happy … Everything is going 21 Write: Have students write Mrs. Allan’s invitation to to be all right.” tea with Anne. Get students to discuss what will happen after this and write some ideas for the next book about Anne.

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Before reading Chapters 2–3 1 Look at all the pictures in the book. What 6 What are Anne, Mrs. Blewett, Mrs. Spencer, easystarts will happen to Anne? and Marilla thinking? 2 Using books or the computer, find out about Prince Edward Island. level 2 While reading Chapter 1 3 Match the sentences with the names below. Matthew Cuthbert Marilla Cuthbert level 3 Mrs. Rachel Lynde Anne Shirley a …………………… sits by her kitchen window to see the Avonlea road. b …………………… is busy in her kitchen. level 4 c …………………… doesn’t smile much. d ……………………’s heart isn’t very strong. 7 Mrs. Lynde says to Anne that her hair is “as e …………………… wore an ugly dress. red as carrots.” What are the different parts of f …………………… read a story in the your body like? newspaper about an orphan. a My face is as …………… as …………… . g …………………… looked at the child in b My eyes are as …………… as …………… . surprise. c My mouth is as …………… as …………… . h …………………… doesn’t say much. d My legs are as …………… as …………… . i …………………… thinks Anne is a very e My feet are as …………… as …………… . good name. Then write about somebody you love. j …………………… thinks Anne is a nice His/Her face is as …………… as …………… . little girl. Chapters 4–5 4 Guess and choose a name. Why do you think 8 Use the words before, after, and when to that is the right answer? complete the sentences. a …………………… If Anne stays, Matthew / a ………… Anne went to church, she put on Marilla will buy her a new dress. her new hat. b …………………… If Anne stays, Matthew / b ………… Marilla was sick, Anne went by Marilla will talk to Anne. herself to church. c …………………… If Anne stays, Marilla / c ………… Anne saw the flowers, she put Mrs. Lynde will not like her because she is an them on her hat. orphan. d ………… church, Anne ran back home. d …………………… If Anne stays, Marilla / e ………… Anne and Diana met for the first Mrs. Lynde will ask Anne to help her to cook. time, they immediately became best friends. e …………………… If Anne stays, Marilla / f ………… school started, Anne and Diana Mrs. Lynde will talk badly about her. played every day. f …………………… If Anne stays, it will be g ………… school started, Gilbert Blythe came Matthew / Marilla’s idea. back. h ………… Mr. Philips got angry with Anne, 5 Work with another student. Write the Gilbert tried to help her. conversation. Then, have the conversation. i ………… Anne stood in front of the class all Marilla goes to Mrs. Spencer’s house. What does afternoon, she didn’t speak to Gilbert again. she tell her? And what does Mrs. Spencer tell Marilla? 9 Is it better to study at home or to study at school? Write your ideas and discuss them with your classmates.

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Chapters 6–7 Chapters 8–9 10 Finish the story with words from the box. 13 Look at Anne on page 42. She must stop easystarts climbing to the top of Diana’s house! What cried smiled beautiful good can you tell her? happy well excited funny wonderful ………………………………………………… sad sorry unhappy bad level 2 14 Look up the word poster in your dictionary. thirsty drunk sick late Then make a poster for the Christmas concert. Anne invited Diana for tea. Diana was 15 Read Elaine’s story and discuss it with other a ……………… and she drank three glasses of students. Who is like Elaine in Anne of Green level 3 cordial. Diana didn’t feel very b ……………… Gables? Why? Is there a Sir Lancelot in the and when she arrived home, she was book? c ………………. Mrs. Barry said Elaine was in love with Lancelot, one of King Arthur’s men, but he loved Guinevere, Arthur’s wife. level 4 d ……………… things about Anne and Anne was very e ………………. One day Minnie Elaine cried and cried and was so sad that she got Mae was f ……………… and the doctor was into a boat on the river and died of love. The boat g ……………… Anne helped Minnie May and carried her to the town of Camelot. Mrs. Barry was h ……………… about the fruit Chapters 10–11 cordial and let Diana and Anne be friends again. 16 Which word is right? Anne was i ……………… because Mr. and a Anne and Gilbert Blythe were the smartest / Mrs. Allan were coming to tea. She made a smallest in the class. cake and it looked very j ……………… She felt b The Queen’s College Class was very very k ……………… because the table looked interesting / boring. l ……………… Mrs. Allan m ……………… c The examinations were very easy / difficult. but when she put the cake in her mouth, she d Anne’s and Gilbert’s names were at the looked n ……………… . Anne bottom / top in the newspaper. o ……………… in her room. Mrs. Allan told e Anne enjoyed / hated her time at Queen’s Anne not to cry because it was a College. p ……………… mistake. A week later Mrs. f Anne did very well / badly in her examinations. Allan invited Anne to have tea and they had a g Gilbert Blythe can / can’t go to college, because q ……………… time. his father doesn’t / does have the money. 11 Look at Anne on page 38. Get her to stop h Matthew was having problems with his heart / crying. What can you tell her? face. ………………………………………………… i Marilla has to sell / buy Green Gables. 12 There are many stories in Chapters 3–7. After reading Which one do you like best? What do you like 17 Watch Kevin Sullivan’s Anne of Green Gables about it? (1985) and write notes. Is the movie different Write a few words about the story you like best from the book? Are the changes good or bad? and discuss why you like it with the class. The people: …………………………………… . “Anne’s Hat” The place: ……………………………………… “The Missing Brooch” The story: ……………………………………… “Anne Breaks a Slate on Gilbert’s Head” Good or bad? …………………………………. . “Diana Comes to Tea” 18 Make a brochure. “Minnie May has Croup” Look up the word “brochure” in your dictionary. “Anne Makes a Cake” With another student, make a brochure for Prince Edward Island. You can draw, use photographs, and tell parts of the story.

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Chapter 1 a ……………… made Anne three new 1 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? If dresses. easystarts the sentence is wrong, write the right answer. b ……………… talked for a long time. a Matthew Cuthbert went up the road on c ……………… said that Anne was crazy. his horse in the afternoon. c d ……………… lost the brooch. b Mrs. Lynde thought it was a good idea to e ……………… thought of a story about the level 2 bring a strange child into the house. c brooch. c When Matthew arrived at the station there f ……………… was the same age as Anne. was only one person there. c g ……………… met every day. d The child was silent on the way home. c h ……………… liked Gilbert. level 3 e Matthew didn’t like the child talking all i ……………… didn’t listen to Gilbert. the time. c j ……………… told Marilla to leave Anne f When the orphan girl went to bed alone. she cried and cried. c level 4 Chapters 6–7 Chapters 2–3 5 Underline the mistakes. There is one mistake 2 Put Anne’s sad story in the right order. in each sentence. Number the sentences, 1–8. a The bottle of fruit cordial was on the table. a c After Mr. Thomas died in an accident, Mrs. b The cordial wasn’t fruit cordial, it was white Thomas didn’t want Anne any more. So wine. she went to live with Mrs. Hammond. c Diana was feeling well when she left Anne’s b c When Anne was at the orphanage house. Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert took her d Mrs. Barry said that Anne was a big bad girl. home by mistake. e One day Diana ran in through the door. Her c c Anne’s parents died when she was a baby. face was very red. d c As Mrs. Thomas had four children, Anne f Anne put vanilla in the cake. helped her with them. g Mrs. Allan thought it was a sad mistake. e c Mrs. Hammond’s children were hard work. h Anne had a bad time at Mrs. Allan’s house. c So their cleaner, Mrs. Thomas, and her f  Chapters 8–9 husband took Anne home. 6 What happened first? Put the sentences in c When Marilla saw that Mrs. Blewett g  order, 1–14. wanted her, she decided to keep Anne. a c She stayed home for several weeks. h c When Mrs. Hammond moved away, Anne b c She fell down. had to go to the orphanage. c c Diana had a party. 3 Match the first half of the sentence with the d c Anne climbed to the top of the house. second half. e c She could not walk. a You can stay … c f c They climbed up a tree. b You’re a very rude woman … c g c A man sold her black hair dye. c Please go and say sorry … c h c She dyed her hair green. 1 to Mrs. Lynde. i c She caught a tree with her hands. 2 and you’re fat! j c Marilla had to cut Anne’s hair. 3 at Green Gables. k c Anne’s arms hurt and she felt tired. c Anne stayed home for a week. Chapters 4–5 l c Gilbert pulled Anne into his boat. 4 Who’s who? Write the right name to complete m c Anne got on an old boat. the sentences. You can use one name twice. n Mrs. Lynde Anne and Diana Mr. Philips Diana The minister The children The girls at school Marilla Anne

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Chapters 10–11 7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? easystarts a At school Anne was always the first. c b Anne studied during the vacation. c c Anne and Gilbert were the best students on the island. c level 2 d Anne cried because Gilbert was her best friend. c e Gilbert went to Redmond College. c level 3

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Anne of Green Gables Book key 3.3 2 Possible answer: The sky was blue and the sun Check that this is up to date shone. There were birds in the trees and they sang easystarts 1.1 Open answers beautiful songs. The horses drank from the little 1.2 1 Canada river. 2 the 1800s There were chickens in the flowers. The flowers 3 by horse and buggy were red, orange, and yellow. level 2 4 eleven 3.4 Open answers 5 a stranger 4.1 1 b 2 c 3 b 6 happy 4.2 1 good, different from other children, has strong 7 surprised feelings, gets angry too quickly level 3 8 sad 2 Open answers 2.1 Name: Matthew 4.3 1 Marilla looks for the brooch but she can’t find it. Age: 60 2 Anne has to tell Marilla about the brooch before level 4 Problems: weak heart she can go to the party. Wants: a boy to help him 3 Anne tells Marilla a story so she can go to the Name: Anne party. Age: 11 4 Marilla says sorry to Anne after she finds the Hair: red brooch. Eyes: gray 5 Anne is excited because she can go to the party. Wants: a home 4.4 Open answers Name: Marilla 5.1 1 The fruit cordial, medicine, red wine, best vanilla, Hair: gray and cake were important. Doesn’t want: a girl 2 a red wine Lives at: Green Gables b fruit cordial 2.2 1 a 7 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 7 f 3 g 7 h 7 c medicine 2 Open answers d medicine 2.3 1 loves watching e medicine, vanilla 2 likes being 3 Marilla 3 likes listening 5.2 1 d 2 c 3 e 4 b 5 a 6 g 7 f 4 hates wearing 5.3 1 a can’t 5 loves talking b has to 6 likes working c will 2.4 Open answers d has to 3.1 1 lived 2 came 3 died 4 wanted 5 was e has to 6 didn’t go 7 was f can 3.2 1 B, D, A, C 2 Open answers Miss Cuthbert’s 5.4 Open answers 2 a Mrs. Lynde to Marilla 6.1 1 a exciting b Anne to Mrs. Lynde b the same as c Marilla’s aunts c loves d Matthew to Anne d old, fast e Mrs. Lynde to Marilla e a tree 3 Open answers f can’t 6.2 Possible answers: 1D When Marilla comes home, there is no fire and no tea on the table. 2A Anne’s hair is green after she uses the black hair dye.

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3C Anne washes her hair every day but her hair is I stood in front of the class all afternoon because of green. him. easystarts 4B Marilla cuts Anne’s hair very short. He sat next to me. 6.3 1 a boys’ b Anne’s c Anne’s, friends’ He pushed some candy under my arm. d man’s, Anne’s He wants to be my friend. 2 a more beautiful b shorter c faster 17 Open answers level 2 d friendlier / more friendly 18 Possible answers: 6.4 Open answers Mrs. Barry: My daughter came home drunk from your house. Talk about it Open answers Marilla: I can’t believe it! level 3 Write about it Open answers Mrs. Barry: Anne gave her wine. Project Open answers Marilla: That’s impossible. Mrs. Barry: I told Diana that she can’t be Anne’s friend. level 4 Discussion activities key Marilla: Please, listen to me! She probably thought it 1 a The girl is playing. The girl is very young. Her hair is was cordial! red. 19 Open answers b Prince Edward Island is in Canada. The sea is the 20 Open answer. Mrs. Barry’s tone must be apologetic. Atlantic Ocean. People on Prince Edward Island 21–23 Open answer fish or work the land. 24 Possible answer: Because he hurt her a lot. While reading 25–29 Open answers 2 Mrs. Lynde wants to know about other people’s lives Activity worksheets key because she has nothing to do. Open answer. 1–2 Open answers 3 Matthew and Marilla want a child because they want 3 a Mrs. Rachel Lynde somebody to help Matthew with the farm. Mrs. Lynde b Marilla Cuthbert thinks that orphans are dangerous because you don’t c Marilla Cuthbert know anything about them. Open answer. d Matthew Cuthbert 4 Anne feels very sad. She often felt like this. e Anne Shirley After reading f Mrs. Rachel Lynde 5 Open answers. Anne’s tone must be sad. g Marilla Cuthbert 6–10 Open answers h Matthew Cuthbert 11 Open answers i Marilla Cuthbert 12 Open answers j Matthew Cuthbert 13 On page 23, Marilla says, “I’m starting to love this 4 Possible answers: child.” On page 25, Marilla doesn’t want Anne to miss a Matthew will buy her a new dress. the party. b Marilla will talk to Anne. 14 Possible answer: “Dear God, please make Marilla find c Mrs. Lynde will not like her because she is an the brooch and let me go to the party.” orphan. 15 Open answers d Marilla will ask Anne to help her to cook. 16 Possible answers: e Mrs. Lynde will talk badly about her. “The Five Things I Love about Diana Barry” f It will be Marilla’s idea. She likes talking. Justification: Open answers She likes playing in the woods. 5 Open answers She likes reading books. 6 Possible answers: She likes telling stories. Anne: I don’t like Mrs. Blewett. I want to stay with She is my best friend. Marilla and Matthew. “The Five things I Hate about Gilbert Blythe” Mrs. Blewett: This girl will help with my new baby. He is rude. She will work very hard.

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Anne of Green Gables Mrs. Spencer: I made a big mistake. Progress test key Marilla: I don’t like Mrs. Blewett. Anne will stay with 1 a 7 – Matthew Cuthbert went up the road in the easystarts Matthew and me. buggy in the afternoon. 7 Open answers b 7 – Mrs. Lynde thought it was a bad idea to bring a 8 a Before b When c When d After e When strange child into the house. f Before g After h When i After c 3 level 2 9 Open answers d 7 – The child talked and talked on the way home. 10 a thirsty e 7 – Matthew liked the child talking all the time. b well f 3 c drunk 2 1 c 2 f 3 d 4 a 5 e 6 h 7 b 8 g level 3 d bad 3 a 3 b 2 c 1 e sad 4 a Marilla b The minister c The children f sick d Marilla e Anne f Diana g Anne and Diana level 4 g late h The girls at school i Mr. Philips j Mrs. Lynde h sorry 5 a The bottle of fruit cordial was in the kitchen closet. i excited b The cordial wasn’t fruit cordial, it was red wine. j good c Diana was feeling bad when she left Anne’s house. k happy d Mrs. Barry said that Anne was a bad little girl. l beautiful e One day Diana ran in through the door. Her face was m smiled very white. n unhappy f Anne put medicine in the cake. o cried g Mrs. Allan thought it was a funny mistake. p funny h Anne had a wonderful time at Mrs. Allan’s house. q wonderful 6 1 c 11 Possible answers: 2 f Don’t cry! 3 d The same happened to me. 4 b The cake was not that bad. 5 e 12 Open answers 6 a 13 Possible answers: 7 g We are going to eat the cake. 8 h We are going to tell stories. 9 l Mr. Barry is coming. 10 j 14 Open answer 11 n 15 Possible answer: 12 i Anne is like Elaine because the river carries her on the 13 k boat. Lancelot is not like Gilbert because Gilbert likes 14 m Anne very much. 7 a 7 – sometimes Anne was first and sometimes 16 a smartest b interesting c difficult d top Gilbert was. d enjoyed f well g can’t, doesn’t h heart i sell b 7 – she wanted to enjoy the summer. 17–18 Open answers c 3 d 7 – Anne was sorry that Gilbert was not her friend. e 3

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