Illustrated by Michael J. Deraney

Question #1: (References Pages 3,10,11,19, &26)

Why did her Classmates not accept Molly?

Molly and her family were from Russia and they were all very different. They looked differently and dressed differently from the rest of the people in Winter Hill. Molly’s English was not perfect so they always seemed to pick on her when she could not say a word or pronounced the word wrong. After all, she did not even know what Thanksgiving was.

Question #2 (Reference Pages 2, 11,12,19, &23)

What kind of person do you think Elizabeth was?

Elizabeth was always the leader of the pack. What ever she did the other girls would follow. She would always tease Molly with that terrible song and follow her home singing it. Her piercing laugh made a hole in Molly’s heart, which is exactly what she wanted to do. Elizabeth was callous as she destroyed little Molly, laughing at her every time Molly made a mistake. Elizabeth was always there like a bad shadow. When Molly did not know about Thanksgiving, she insulted her even more and embarrassed Molly while she was trying to read aloud. When Molly brought in her pilgrim doll, Elizabeth taunted her until she showed it to her. The girls started laughing at Molly and told her that she was going to get into trouble for the doll she made. When the teacher came around the room Elizabeth burst into laughter once again when Miss Stickley got to Molly’s seat. Elizabeth is a snobby little girl who has to be the center of attention or she will just die.

Question #3 (Reference Pages 23,24, &26)

What causes Miss. Stickley to put Molly’s pilgrim doll on her desk?

Molly’s doll was a reminder to the class that pilgrims were still coming to America. They came to find freedom from being persecuted because of their religious beliefs and to find peace from war.

Question #4 (Reference Page 10)

How did it make you feel when Molly was getting picked on? Why did she not want her mother to come to school to talk to the teacher about her problem?

I think she reacted like many of our school children would react now. Molly was being independent and did not want her mom trying to fix her problems for her, but mostly I think she was a little embarrassed by how her mother was different than all of the other mothers in the town. If her mother had gone to school the teasing would have just gotten worse for her and Elizabeth would have known she was a tattler.

Question #5 (Reference the Book)

Place the following things in the correct sequence:

4 Molly did not know what Thanksgiving was.

2 Molly wants to go back to New York or Russia.

5 Molly’s mom is invited to the school.

1 Elizabeth teases Molly by singing the song.

3 Molly’s pilgrim doll was not like the others.

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