1. How did others treat the Elephant's Child?
2. What did the Elephant's Child know about the Crocodile? How did it find one?
3. How did the Elephant's Child get a trunk?
4. What did the Elephant's Child find its new trunk could do? How did the other Elephants get trunks?
5. Write a summary paragraph about "The Elephant's Child."

Chapter 1
1. Why did Elsie reject Louise’s ideas and Arthur’s help?
2. How did Mrs. Dinsmore make Elsie's life more difficult?
3. How did Rose comfort Elsie’s distress about not following Jesus’ example in suffering?
4. Why was Elsie at Roselands? Where were her parents?
5. Why didn't Adelaide understand Elsie?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 1 in Elsie's Endless Wait.

Chapter 2
1. How did each Dinsmore  treat Elsie?
2. What made Elsie the happiest person in the family?
3. What was remarkable about the meeting between Rose Allison and Aunt Chloe?
4. What happened to the purse Elsie made for Rose’s gift?
5. What two ways did Rose tell Elsie they could communicate?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 2 in Elsie's Endless Wait.

Chapter 3
1. What did Horace Jr. dislike about Elsie before he met her?
2. How did Horace behave to Elsie at the breakfast table?
3. How did Edward Travilla treat Elsie?
4. Why was watching Elsie ride her horse important for Horace?
5. Why was Elsie unable to perform well at the party?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 3 in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapter 4, to page 83
1. What new rules of diet did Horace impose on Elsie?
2. How did Horace react whenever Elsie cried?
3. What did Edward joke about?
4. How did Horace learn that Elsie disobeyed him?
5. How did Horace show Elsie why she shouldn't go to the meadow?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 4 (up to page 83) in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapter 4, beginning on page 83
1. How did Lucy’s opinion of Horace eventually affect Elsie?
2. Why was Horace angry that Elsie bought candy for herself?
3. How did the vase in Horace’s study break? How did Lucy prove her friendship?
4. What rules did Horace make for Elsie’s spending money?
5. Why did Horace reject the evidence that showed Elsie's character?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 4 (from page 83 to the end of Chapter 4) in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapter 5
1. How did Elsie respond to Arthur's threats?
2. How did Arthur convince Walter and Enna to blame Jim?
3. How did Horace prove trustworthy as a father where the watch was concerned?
4. What effect did Horace’s critical behavior have on Elsie?
5. How did Horace respond to Adelaide's suggestion that a gentle reminder was better than harsh words and punishment?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 5 in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapter 6
1. Why did the runaway carriage frighten Lora? How did Elsie answer her questions?
2. How did Elsie tell Lora she could be saved without having to do anything more?
3. Why was Elsie's punishment for releasing the hummingbird difficult?
4. Why did Horace continue punishing Elsie by making her sit on a stool?
5. What was correct and incorrect about the way Horace handled the hummingbird incident?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 6 in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapters 7 and 8
1. How did God answer Elsie’s prayers for help with her studies?
2. How did Miss Day drive Elsie to respond in anger?
3. How did Adelaide help Elsie after Horace confined Elsie to his room?
4. What made Horace encourage Elsie to tell him the truth about Miss Day?
5. How was the ruined copybook a turning point in Horace and Elsie?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapters 7 and 8 in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapter 9
1. How did Mrs. Dinsmore intervene in the conflict between Enna and Elsie over a fairy tale?
2. How did Horace react to Elsie's impertinence?
3. How did Horace ask Elsie to respond to the accusation?
4. When Horace and Elsie talked after supper, what foreshadowing of future conflict was revealed?
5. Why was Horace moved to hear that Elsie had been sad and lonely at the end of day?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 9 in Elsie's Endless Wait. 

Chapter 10
1. Why did Elsie refuse to play the song Horace chose for her?
2. What prayer did Elsie continually ask of God for her father?
3. What affect did Elsie’s fainting spell have on Horace?
4. What impressed Edward about Elsie?
5. Why did Edward think Horace’s love might not be enough to prevent further conflict between Elsie and her father?
6. Write a summary paragraph over Chapter 10 in Elsie's Endless Wait.

1. What made the Leopard so 'sclusive?
2. What did the Giraffe do to protect itself? What did the Zebra do to protect itself? What did the Eland and Koodoo do to protect themselves?
3. How did the Leopard and the Ethiopian lose their breakfasts?
4. What did the Ethiopian and the Leopard do to blend into the forest?
5. Write a summary paragraph over "How the Leopard Got His Spots."

1. ‘Stute is a short form of the word astute. How does it describe the 'Stute Fish?
2. Authors change things in folk tales and tall tales. What are some things this author changed?
3. The ‘Stute Fish and the whale used the word nubbly. Which used it correctly? How can you tell?
4. The phrases “trail his toes in the water” and “trailing his toes in the water” are used to describe the Mariner. What do those phrases mean?
5. Write a summary paragraph over "How the Whale Got His Throat."

Kathleen's Abiding Hope
by Tracy Leininger Craven

Chapters 1 and 2
1. Why was Kathleen upset by Freddie’s letter?
2. Why was Papa going to drive back to Fort Wayne?
3. How was Papa thoughtful at Rinner's gas station?
4. How did Grandma Maggie’s note encourage Kathleen?
5. What happened in Kathleen’s heart between the first and second phone call?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 3
1. How did Kathleen interpret Lucy’s recovery?
2. How did the shopkeeper offend Kathleen, and what did she realize?
3. Why was Mr. Meier eager for Kathleen to visit Lucy?
4. How did Kathleen’s imaginative mind please Mr. Wallace?
5. What shocking discovery did Papa and Kathleen make as they left the store?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 4 and 5
1. How did Mr. Wallace react to the theft of the car?
2. How did Papa and Kathleen answer Mr. Wallace's question?
3. How was Lucy’s condition when Kathleen visited her?
4. How did Kathleen see her life differently through Lucy’s eyes than her own eyes?
5. Why didn't Papa get the job?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 6
1. What was different for Kathleen on the farm with her cousins than how she lived her life at Fort Wayne?
2. What was special about Easter for Lindsey, and how did her family afford material to make new dresses?
3. What was exciting about the trip to town in the afternoon?
4. Why did Lindsey wear a dress to the feed store?
5. How did Kathleen embarrass Richard and appease his pride?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 7 and 8
1. Why did Richard want a duck pattern on his shirt?
2. Why was the fabric Robby chose inappropriate?
3. Why was Kathleen determined to make Lindsey look beautiful and fancy on Easter Sunday?
4. Why did Kathleen bring magazines from Grandma’s attic to Lindsey’s room?
5. What mistake did Lindsey make while mixing the solution, and what mistake did Kathleen make? What was the result?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 9
1. Mama and Aunt Elizabeth did not punish or scold Kathleen and Lindsey for using the hair solution; why was this an unforgettable lesson for them?
2. What added to the misery of Kathleen and Lindsey?
3. Why did the family stop at the William’s farm on the way home from church?
4. Why did Kathleen and her cousins stay in the wagon instead of visiting with the Williams children?
5. What was Kathleen’s great idea for Lucy’s continued recovery?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 10
1. Why were Kathleen and Robby in the fields at dusk?
2. When they first heard a moan, what did Robby think it was?
3. What odd thing did Kathleen see that made her curious?
4. What did Kathleen remember to do before she and Robby went up the ridge to see what was on the other side?
5. What did Kathleen and Robby see from the top of the ridge?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 11
1. As Kathleen and Robby struggled through the dark, unfamiliar fields, what did Kathleen do about their situation? How did God answer?
2. How did Mr. Johnston threaten the children?
3. How was the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) a threat to the entire community, not just the Williams family?
4. Why was Grandpa angry with the KKK?
5. What actions did the McKinley family decide to take?
6. Summarize this section.

Kathleen's Enduring Faith
by Tracy Leininger Craven

Chapters 1 and 2
1. Why did the McKenzies consult the sheriff?
2. What did the McKenzies do to stop this group's influence in their community?
3. Although the whole family worked hard and were still poor, why did Kathleen find farm life satisfying?
4. What was Kathleen’s idea to help her Aunt Elizabeth, and why was Lindsay hesitant to join her?
5. What was the first clue that the job was too ambitious for the children to tackle?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 3 and 4
1. List three cleaning mishaps: tell what was supposed to happen, what did happen, and why it happened.
2. In spite of their many mishaps, why did the girls keep working?
3. What bothered Kathleen as she watched Lucy work?
4. What did the children protect from the cows, and how much damage did the cows do?
5. How did Mama, Aunt Elizabeth, and Grandma Maggie respond, and how did this help or hurt the children?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 5 and 6
1. Why was Grandma Maggie’s quilt considered a part of McKenzie family history?
2. What surprise birthday gifts did Robby and Elias receive?
3. Why did Sharly take refuge in the McKenzie home?
4. How did the KKK follow up their threat to the Williams family?
5. How did the McKenzie family intend to put out the flames?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 7 and 8
1. How did Bruce calm Kathleen’s fears as they went to the river for water?
2. What gave Alex, Kathleen and Mr. Williams hope as they took the wagon back to the river for more water?
3. What was the priority for the family as the flames raced toward Stonehaven?
4. What did Bruce and Kathleen hear in the burning barn, and why did Bruce run back into it?
5. What terrible choice did Kathleen make as the barn fell around them?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 9
1. What happened to the men who started the fires?
2. Why was a new barn necessary for the McKenzie family?
3. What did Robby want for his homecoming feast, and why was it a problem?
4. Where did Robby find hope that he might walk again?
5. As the family prepared dinner, what did Mama say about the lack of apples for a pie?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 10 and 11
1. What gifts did Sharly bring for Robby?
2. Why was the gift that William brought especially appreciated by the family? What did he give to Uncle John?
3. How did Papa encourage Kathleen that God had a plan for their lives?
4. What news did Papa bring back for Kathleen?
5. As Kathleen talked to her parents about her lack of faith, and even her inability to pray since Bruce’s death, what simple but profound conclusion did she come to?
6. Summarize this section.

Kathleen's Shaken Dreams
by Tracy Leininger Craven

Chapter 1
1. What two things did Kathleen enter in the County Fair?
2. How did her Papa feel about her performance at the race?
3. Why did Papa choose Hebrews 12:1 for morning devotions?
4. What was the meaning behind the McKenzie family motto?
5. How did Papa’s explanation of the family motto relate to Kathleen's worry about winning or losing the race?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 2
1. Does the strength of a man depend on the clothes he wears?
2. What prizes did Kathleen win for her entries into the fair?
3. What was the new girl's motivation to run in the race?
4. What was the difference between Kathleen's and Lucy's motivation to win the race?
5. Why did Kathleen finish the race even after she was injured?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 3
1. What happened to Kathleen as she crossed the finish line?
2. What were Kathleen’s injuries, and what was prescribed?
3. What injuries did Lucy sustain in the accident, and why did Kathleen’s family feel badly about Lucy’s injury?
4. What did Papa say made a failure in life?
5. What did Kathleen do as she recovered?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 4
1. How did the reader know the McKenzie family had money?
2. Why did Mama advise Kathleen not to play her new harmonica in the evening’s performance?
3. When did Kathleen realize she had made a bad decision?
4. Who gave Kathleen grace at the church; what did they do?
5. What were the consequences of using her new harmonica?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 5
1. What were the ages of Lucy's siblings?
2. What did Lucy and Kathleen like to do together?
3. Why was Kathleen excited about the first day of school?
4. What did Kathleen's Mama give her?
5. What did Kathleen and Lucy name Kathleen's new doll?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 6
1. What did Papa and Richard build into the tree house?
2. Why did the tree house have a large window beside a table?
3. How did Papa, Mama and Richard remember Kathleen's personality and feelings as they planned her birthday?
4. Why was Kathleen upset about Lucy wanting to see Peter?
5. What frightened the girls after they turned out the lantern?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 7
1. How did the girls identify what was outside the tree house?
2. What route did the girls take to get to the McKenzie home?
3. What did Papa do when he heard the girls’ story?
4. What made the cries in the woods?
5. What two things were Kathleen and Lucy thankful for?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 8
1. What did Kathleen and Lucy do to decorate the tree house?
2. Why was Kathleen determined to study for the spelling bee?
3. How did Kathleen focus during the last round of spelling?
4. Why did Kathleen eavesdrop on her parent’s conversation, and what did she hear?
5. What things worried Kathleen in this chapter?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 9
1. How did Mama realize Kathleen had been eavesdropping?
2. Why did Mama say she had learned not to dread hardship?
3. Lucy said everything worked together for good for those who loved God. How did her brother explain it to her?
4. Why was Kathleen worried about Lucy as they ran home in a rainstorm?
5. How does the author use the analogy of a storm?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 10
1. Who met Kathleen at the Meier’s front door?
2. How was Lucy doing when Kathleen first saw her friend?
3. What news did Lucy share during dinner about Peter?
4. Why didn't Richard want to go to the spelling bee?
5. How did Kathleen and Lucy seek to glorify God?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 11
1. What word did Kathleen spell to win the city spelling bee?
2. Why did Kathleen want to win the state spelling bee?
3. What was Kathleen responsible for at Thanksgiving dinners?
4. What were Kathleen's memories of her grandparent’s farm?
5. What was Kathleen’s Uncle John passionate about?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 12
1. What did Kathleen think when she heard about Papa’s job?
2. Why was Lucy disappointed after Thanksgiving?
3. What did Kathleen do to Jake?
4. What early Christmas gift did Kathleen receive?
5. Two people showed courage in this chapter. Compare the circumstances and their source of the courage.
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 13 and 14
1. How did the family begin Christmas morning?
2. Why did her parents give Kathleen schoolbooks for a gift?
3. How did Lucy comfort Kathleen about a move to the farm?
4. Who were the last two people Kathleen said good-bye to?
5. What did Papa and Mama write in Kathleen’s new book?
6. Summarize this section.

Kathleen's Unforgettable Winter
by Tracy Leininger Craven

Chapter 1
1. Why did the McKenzies move to Papa’s family farm?
2. What did Mama tell Kathleen during the drive to the farm?
3. As the farmhouse came into view, what memories did Kathleen have of past visits to the farm?
4. Who lived at the farm and greeted Kathleen’s family?
5. What did Kathleen find shocking about her cousin Lindsay?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 2
1. What did Lindsay say as Kathleen unpacked her bags?
2. What did Kathleen think was missing in Lindsey's bedroom?
3. How did the family keep warm on cold nights?
4. What was the surprise in the barn?
5. How was the birth of Nelly’s foal fortunate for Kathleen?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 3
1. How did Lindsay show she wanted to be friends?
2. What special place did Lindsay share with Kathleen, and what did Kathleen try to share with Lindsay?
3. How was laundry done on the farm?
4. How could Kathleen pray for Peter without meeting him?
5. What did Kathleen still hope for?
6. Summarize this section. 

Chapter 4
1. How did Kathleen hope to help Lindsay?
2. Why was Kathleen afraid the night before the hunting trip?
3. Why did Kathleen name herself Miss Smith?
4. Why did Bruce suddenly treat Kathleen with respect?
5. Why did Bruce leave Kathleen alone by the river?
6. Summarize this section. 

Chapters 5 and 6
1. Why animal did Kathleen think she shot?
2. What two things helped Kathleen find her way home?
3. Why was the family concerned about Alex and Bruce?
4. What kind of animal did Kathleen really shoot?
5. How did the family prepare for the coming blizzard?
6. Summarize this section. 

Chapter 7
1. How did Papa’s teasing affect Kathleen?
2. Why did Uncle John tie a rope between the porch and barn?
3. How did the family insulate the floors?
4. How did Grandpa impress Grandma Maggie on the ship that brought them from Scotland to America?
5. When did Kathleen tell Papa the truth about Bruiser?
6. Summarize this section. 

Chapters 8 and 9
1. What fault did Papa find in Kathleen’s behavior?
2. Why was the storm a blessing to Kathleen?
3. What hardship did Grandma Maggie’s family contend with when she was a little girl in Ireland?
4. How did God care for Maggie when she was without a job or home in the town of Stirling?
5. How did Grandma Maggie see God’s hand on the boat to America?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 10
1. Why did Lindsay and Kathleen struggle through the snowdrifts to get to the barn?
2. How did Lindsey react when Kathleen told her about Bruiser?
3. What happened because Kathleen was honest?
4. How did the cousins get to the Johnson’s farm in the snow?
5. How did Alex show compassion for Kathleen at the Johnson’s farm?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 11 and 12
1. As the sleigh pulled up to the Williams home, why were Bruce and Alex worried about the family?
2. What clues does the author give to help the reader understand why the Williams children would be afraid of Kathleen and Lindsay?
3. Why did serving others suddenly make Kathleen feel better about her situation?
4. Why was Kathleen upset at Freddie's letter?
5. How did Kathleen’s opinion of Bruce and her other cousins change? How did their opinions of her change, also?
6. Summarize this section.

Millie's Courageous Days
based on characters by Martha Finley

Chapters 1 and 2
1. How did Reverend Lord answer Dr. Chetwood’s skepticism about Fan’s recovery?
2. What was Millie's struggle with God as she watched over Don and Cyril? How were they involved in Fan's accident?
3. Why did Millie decide to go to Rhoda Jane’s house with the children instead of the Chetwood or Monocker homes?
4. Where was Don when the Keiths and prayed for Fan?
5. Why did Rhoda Jane reject the idea that God healed Fan?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 3
1. Why did Millie need courage to refuse Helen’s cookies?
2. What did Millie say when Miss Drybread challenged Millie’s comment that God was speaking to hearts about slavery?
3. Why did Miss Drybread believe that Marcia deserved to suffer the punishment of Fan’s accident?
4. What entertainment did Reverend Lord bring with him?
5. What did Millie learn about Celestia Ann?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 4 and 5
1. What arrangement did Mr. Keith make for the Lightcaps?
2. Why did Millie suspect Reverend Lord loved Celestia Ann?
3. How did God plant a seed in Rhoda Jane’s heart?
4. What event was the Keith family anticipating that helped them endure the long winter in the Big Yellow House?
5. Why did Aunt Wealthy enjoy her walks?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 6
1. How did Damaris feel about being Mandy Rose's mother?
2. Why was Damaris against Reverend Lord’s reading material?
3. How did Aunt Wealthy’s story about meeting the count on her walk in Lansdale help Millie pray for Mandy Rose?
4. Reverend Lord said that when Jesus allowed men to abuse Him, Jesus was showing that the stronger could have mercy on the weaker. How did Marcia exemplify this principle?
5. Why couldn't Claudina or Millie marry Gordon Lightcap?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 7
1. Gordon remarked that the stable did not become a reality because of a book. Why did Millie disagree?
2. How did Stuart say one knew when one was in love?
3. What did Millie do after Mr. Keith answered her question?
4. Why did women shun Damaris; how did Marcia respond?
5. How did people support Reverend Lord's pending marriage?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 8
1. What did Celestia Ann say to Rhoda Jane about God?
2. How did Millie respond to Gordon wanting to die?
3. Why was Don upset with himself after the accident?
4. How did Gordon answer Rhoda Jane’s hopeless comments about his hand when Millie brought him his birthday cake?
5. Why didn't Rhoda Jane ever want to see Millie again?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 9 and 10
1. Why was Claudina afraid to visit Gordon?
2. What was the wrong that Millie sensed in her friends that made her want to throw rocks?
3. Why was Adah’s comparison of Aunt Wealthy’s departure to a funeral especially true in the time of this story?
4. What treasures did Don take with him to the new house?
5. Why did Don want to face the raccoon and save Millie?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 11
1. Why could Claudina only talk to Marcia about Gordon?
2. How did Stuart Keith express his opinion of slavery?
3. Why didn't John accept the offer of freedom?
4. What happened to the Keith home because of how they treated John?
5. Why did Horace believe he could not become a Christian, and what hope did Marcia offer him?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 12
1. How did life change for Millie in Pleasant Plains?
2. What was Marcia’s insight into the situation troubling Millie?
3. Why did Damaris believe Effie was sick so often?
4. How did Marcia react to Damaris’ judgment of Effie?
5. What step did Millie about Damaris?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 13 and 14
1. Why was Mr. Tittlebaum’s talk on July 4th powerful?
2. What did Dr. Chetwood tell Marcia to do to guard against the fever?
3. When Mandy Rose died, how was Damaris' view of sickness challenged?
4. What was Fan's comment after the funeral of Mandy Rose?
5. What changed Millie’s heart toward the schoolteacher?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 15
1. How did the Keiths spend their time as the fever spread?
2. What did Gordon Lightcap do that surprised everyone?
3. As Millie prayed with Ru and Adah for their family, how did Aunt Wealthy’s words help her?
4. What remedy did Millie try to help her family?
5. As Rhoda Jane read the words of Corinthians about love, what evidence did she have that gave the words power?
6. Summarize this section.

Millie's Faithful Heart
based on characters by Martha Finley

Chapter 1
1. Why did Millie want to help Luke?
2. How did Millie change Uncle Horace’s mind about Luke?
3. What did the term "codfish aristocracy" mean?
4. How did Millie decide that Isabel could not hurt her?
5. Why was Phoebe outraged by Laylie’s alleged lying and stealing?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 2
1. How did Phoebe react to Millie’s request to take soup to the slave quarters?
2. What was Miss Rachel’s perspective on being a slave?
3. Why did the Scripture that Miss Rachel gave to Millie mean so much Millie?
4. How did Millie use the knowledge that Laylie loved to read?
5. How did Millie decide what to write in her diary in the evening after her visit with Miss Rachel?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 3
1. What was Millie’s plan for Laylie?
2. Why did Arthur feel free to take one of Millie’s chocolates?
3. What became clear to Millie about Arthur’s abuse of Laylie?
4. Why did Old Rachel refuse freedom when it was offered?
5. When Luke answered Rachel’s invitation to give his life to Jesus, what misunderstanding did he have about his life?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 4 and 5
1. Describe how Millie stood up to Borse.
2. How did Uncle Horace’s honorable reputation help Millie confront Borse?
3. How did Isabel deceive Millie regarding Laylie’s papers, and what do you suspect her intentions were?
4. How did Isabel and Millie disagree about religion?
5. How did Laylie describe the slave church at Meadshead?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 6
1. How did Mrs. Travilla treat Old Rachel and Laylie?
2. While Millie had tea with Miz Opal, what suggestion about the upcoming Christmas holiday inspired Millie?
3. How did Laylie understand the meaning of Christmas?
4. How did Charles endear himself to Millie and Laylie?
5. Why was Millie surprised at how Charles treated Laylie?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 7 and 8
1. What distressed Millie about Charles; who comforted her?
2. How did Millie decide to invite Jesus to the Christmas Eve celebration at Roselands?
3. How did Millie answer Charles’ question about why Jesus was true and not just another myth or fairy tale?
4. Why did Millie refuse Charles’s proposal of marriage?
5. How did Isabel lie to Millie, and when did you suspect that Isabel would double cross Millie?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 9
1. What did Millie believe God told her to do concerning Laylie? How did Millie plan to follow God’s words to her?
2. What was the stumbling point for Laylie as she listened to Millie read to her about sin and salvation?
3. What did Isabel's behavior reveal when she found out that Horace would settle the Grayson estate and bring Elsie Dinsmore home?
4. How did Millie soften Adelaide’s heart toward Elsie after Adelaide found she could not go to Pleasant Plains?
5. How did Millie explain to Laylie about evil in the world?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 10 and 11
1. As Uncle Horace discussed the fate of Luke and Laylie, what did he tell Millie, and what was his underlying tone?
2. How did Uncle Horace attempt to ease Millie’s fears about Laylie’s treatment at Meadshead?
3. What finally convinced Laylie to give her heart to Jesus?
4. What risk was Charles taking to help Millie?
5. Compare the contrast in the furnishings and the structure of the River Lady to the institution of slavery in the South.
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 12 and 13
1. How did Millie soften Uncle Horace’s heart toward Elsie?
2. What did Uncle Horace think about Elsie’s declaration that she cared what Jesus thought?
3. How were the slaves' quarters at Viamede different than the ones at Roselands (and presumably at Meadshead)?
4. As Millie struggled with her feeling for Charles, what hope did she receive from reading about the martyrdom of Stephen?
5. What was revealed in Isabel’s character as the sequence of events concerning Elsie’s rooms in the Dinsmore home unfolded?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 14
1. What gift did Millie give to Charles; why was it precious?
2. What happened to Luke and Laylie?
3. Why did Luke and Laylie nearly starve?
4. Why was the Bliss family able to carry out the deception that could save Luke and Laylie?
5. What price did Millie pay to be a part of Laylie’s life?
6. Summarize this section.

Millie's Remarkable Journey
based on characters by Martha Finley

Chapter 1
1. What did Millie tell Jesus she thought was unfair?
2. Why do you think Joshua 1:9 came to mind when Millie talked to her Pappa about being in a warmer climate?
3. What was wrong with Mrs. Lightcap, and how did the townspeople treat her problem?
4. Why did Millie tell her friends that she was going to teach on slavery at the Bible study?
5. What arguments did Helen propose in the case for slavery?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 2
1. How did Marcia think God would look out for her?
2. What did Marcia mean when she told Millie to keep her heart for Jesus?
3. How did Marcia explain the fifth commandment?
4. How did journaling help Millie hear God?
5. Summarize this section.

Chapter 3
1. What interest did Millie develop during her illness?
2. Why was Millie concerned with her manners when at dinner with Uncle Horace?
3. What became of Marcia’s jewelry in Lansdale?
4. Why was the disaster of Millie’s clothing especially difficult?
5. How did Millie obtain enough clothes for the trip?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 4
1. What was the story Uncle Horace told about his first wife, Eva, and why was it important to Millie?
2. Why did Uncle Horace choose the puppy with the short tail?
3. After a long day of travel by stagecoach, to whom did Millie turn for comfort, and why did she need it?
4. Why was Uncle Horace surprised at Millie’s knowledgeable opinions about commerce and transportation?
5. How did Millie’s opinion of Uncle Horace soften as they made the journey?
6. Why did Millie question her abolitionist views on the steamship?
7. Summarize this section.

Chapter 5
1. What was Uncle Horace’s opinion about his son’s marriage?
2. Why did Millie like Aunt Wealthy’s dinner prayer?
3. How had the attitude toward slavery changed in the lasts twenty years, according to Aunt Wealthy?
4. Why did Aunt Wealthy warn Millie to be careful with her abolitionist views?
5. How did God use a cinder caught in a passenger’s bustle to convince Millie to apologize to Uncle Horace?
6. How was Uncle Horace greeted by his family?
7. Summarize this section.

Chapters 6 and 7
1. Why did Millie and Uncle Horace disagree about the Keith family’s financial position?
2. How did 1Timothy 4:12 help Millie respond to Uncle Horace’s condescension toward her?
3. Why was Colonel Peabody entertaining to everyone except Uncle Horace?
4. Summarize this section.

Chapter 8
1. What was Jonati’s response when Millie offered a hand in greeting?
2. How did Uncle Horace’s family communicate their opinion about Millie?
3. Why did Millie disagree with Uncle Horace when he said her good breeding came through in her character?
4. Why did Millie want to meet Angelina Grimke?
5. Why was the bell tower important to Miss Grimke?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 9 and 10
1. Why was Miss Grimke nervous when she spoke to Millie?
2. Why was Millie relieved to hear about the underground railroad?
3. Why did Uncle Horace intervene on Miss Grimke’s behalf?
4. How did the letter read at church attack Miss Grimke?
5. What did the reverend and Uncle Horace think about Angelina Grimke’s writings?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 11 and 12
1. How did Miss Worth help Millie understand Laylie’s story?
2. How was Laylie, a mulatto, a pointed jab at Millie?
3. What did Millie learn when she talked to Laylie, and why were slaves treated this way?
4. How did Millie decide to teach Laylie about Jesus and the Bible?
5. How did Millie relate to Laylie and build her trust?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 13 and 14
1. Why did Isabel want Millie to impress Charles Landreth?
2. How did Millie and Charles disagree about religion?
3. How was Millie convicted when she visited a slave quarters?
4. How did Uncle Horace respond to Millie’s challenging questions about the treatment of slaves?
5. How did Isabel attempt to explain to Millie about the culture of the South?
6. Summarize this section.

Millie's Unsettled Season
based on characters by Martha Finley

Chapter 1 and 2
1. Why is Millie distressed? How have her plans changed?
2. What must Millie give up because of her family’s decision?
3. Why did the Keith family have to make a new beginning?
4. How did the story of Hildegard Heinden cheer up Millie and her friends?
5. What two gifts did Aunt Wealthy give to Millie’s mother?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 3 and 4
1. How did God answer Mr. Keith’s prayer about their house?
2. How did Cyril get hurt?
3. Why did Fan need to be rescued from?
4. What did Millie's mother say about how God answers when someone prays to Him?
5. How did Marcia’s solution for Millie, to resolve her anger at Cyril, help Millie decide whether to go to Indiana or stay in Lansdale?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 5 and 6
1. Why did Aunt Wealthy run into the house one last item?
2. Why did all the passengers on deck suddenly get down?
3. Why did Aunt Wealthy run down the deck just before the boat went under the bridge?
4. What did Millie buy in Cleveland?
5. How did God use Millie’s torn copy of Ivanhoe in the Keith family and in the life of Dr. Fox?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 7 and 8
1. How did Mr. Keith convince Rupert to consider booking passage on the sailing ship?
2. How did the Queen Charlotte get out of harbor?
3. What did Billie say he could do, and what happened to him?
4. Why did Millie have to stay in her cabin for three days?
5. Why did the family have time to explore the island of Mackinac, and what did they see?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 9 and 10
1. What did Aunt Wealthy think about their new house when she first saw it?
2. How did they shop for food in the small town?
3. How did letters from friends in Lansdale make Millie feel?
4. What was Millie’s first introduction to the town people?
5. Describe how Millie's and her mother's reactions to the town were different.
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 11 and 12
1. Who was the new addition to the Keith family?
2. Why was Millie so embarrassed when their new neighbors came to call on the family?
3. What useful skills did Aunt Wealthy have to help the family in their new situation?
4. What exciting plans did Mr. Keith reveal to his family?
5. What was Millie's first impressions of Reverend Lord, the town women, Claudina and Lu and Miss Drybread? Did any of her first impressions change?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 13 and 14
1. Why did Claudina apologize to Millie?
2. What was the purpose of Beth Roe’s party?
3. Why did Miss Drybread disapprove of how Millie lightened the mood at the rag-rolling party?
4. How did Celestia Ann describe “true” Christians?
5. How did the girls drift away from their Bible lesson about how man looks at appearances but God looks at the heart?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 15 and 16
1. How did Millie attempt to create a more light-hearted mood at the rag-rolling party?
2. Why did Joe want to change into clean clothes before he met the girls?
3. What did Mama bring with her from Lansdale for Millie?
4. How did Cyril and Don plan to save their sisters?
5. Why did Millie believe her parents would back up her decision to remove her sisters from the class?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapters 17 and 18
1. Why did Millie accept a cup of tea from Rhoda Jane and Gordon?
2. Why did Celestia Ann say the Keith family should not give food or money to the Lightcap family?
3. What did the Keith family decide to do for the Lightcaps?
4. How did God show Millie she could help Rhoda Jane?
5. What did Millie and Rhoda Jane have in common?
6. Summarize this section.

Chapter 19
1. What idea did Millie have for the last day of school?
2. How did Aunt Wealthy settle whether Fan could be a shepherd?
3. How did Millie plan to help Rhoda Jane attend the Christmas dance?
4. What was Millie’s prayer as she thought about the gift that she had given Rhoda Jane?
5. As Millie entered her home, what frightened her?
6. Summarize this section.