Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Searchlight (Chapter 1)

2. Rex (Chapter 1)

3. 10 (Chapter 2)

4. The potato crop (Chapter 2)

5. Doc Smith (Chapter 2)

6. A horse (Chapter 2)

7. Searchlight (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Doc Smith tells Little Willy Grandfather has lost the will to live. When Doc Smith observes Grandfather, she cannot find anything indicating he suffers from an illness or disease. She believes external factors cause his condition. (Chapter 1)

2. Little Willy and Grandfather use hand signals to communicate with one another. (Chapter 2)

3. Little Willy begins caring for the farm on his own. He purchases items for the household, chops wood, and cooks. He attends school and attempts to use his funds to help with the farm. He exhibits ingenuity when he uses Searchlight to help him plow the field. (Chapters 1-3)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. A tax collector (Chapter 4)

2. Searchlight (Chapter 4)

3. $500 (Chapter 4)

4. Mrs. Peacock (Chapter 5)

5.