Grade 6 – Study your Latin vocabulary. Finish reading (from page 248) Chapter XXXI, “The Presentation”, in The Count of Monte Cristo aloud to an adult, and have them sign your reading log. Answer the following study questions:
1. Why do you think the Count of Monte Cristo knows the history of every piece in Albert’s collections?
2. Why would Albert’s father (Fernand) not like the portrait of his mother (Mercédès). Did this have anything to do with the way Mercédès was dressed in the portrait?
3. Why does the Count de Mercerf appear to be older than he is?
4. Do you think Mercédès recognizes Dantés?
Grade 7 - Study your Latin vocabulary. If you have not already done so, finish reading Chapter XIX, “The Armoured Train”, in My Early Life. Have an adult sign your reading log. Answer the following study questions:
1. Who are the British fighting?
2. Why is Churchill on the armored train? What happens to it?
3. How does Churchill talk the train engineer into staying with the train?
4. How does Churchill fulfill his promise to the engineer in later years?
Grade 8 - Study your Latin vocabulary and endings. Read Chapters 17,18 and 19 in Vol. 2 in Pride and Prejudice aloud to an adult, and have them sign your reading log. Answer the following study questions:
1. Chapter 17: Why is Jane shocked as Elizabeth tells Jane about the part of Darcy’s letter concerning Wickham?
2. What do Elizabeth and Jane decide concerning whether or not to let the rest of the town know about Wickham’s true character?
3. Chapter 18: Who in the Bennett family, besides Kitty and Lydia, is extremely disappointed because the regiment is leaving Meryton?
4. What invitation does Lydia receive? What is Elizabeth’s response to the invitation?
5. What is Elizabeth’s response to Wickham when she meets him now?
6. Chapter 19: What fault does Elizabeth find in her father?
7. What do Mrs. Bennet and Kitty complain of?
8. Elizabeth visits with the Gardiners. Where do the Gardiners want to stop and see in the course of the trip they are taking? What is Elizabeth’s reaction?
