Comprehension Questions- Animal Ark #31 Mare in the Meadow

Mare in the Meadow

By Ben M. Baglio

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 4.0

Mandy and James meet Rhian as they try to find someone to help Mrs. Tandy take care of her daughter’s horse, Chamomile. They think Rhian would be the perfect person to help Mrs. Tandy, but she doesn't want to get attached to Chamomile. 

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Tell me about Mandy. She loves animals, adopted, knows all the animals in the village   p. 1
  2. Who does Smokey belong to? Mandy’s grandmother and grandfather  p. 3
  3. What did Mandy see on Smokey’s face? A lump     p. 4

Chapter 2

  1. Where was Simon, the clinic nurse, leaving to? South Africa   p. 19
  2. Who helped clean up the Women’s Club Meeting? Mrs. Tandy   p. 25
  3. Why was Mrs. Tandy worried about Chamomile?  She didn’t know anyone that could help exercise her.    p. 27

Chapter 3

  1. How did James feel about exercising Chamomile? He knew they couldn’t do it.   p. 29
  2. What kind of temperament does Chamomile have? Gentle, sweet, patient    p. 33
  3. Who was watching James and Mandy ride Chamomile? a neighbor girl   p. 38

Chapter 4

  1. Why didn’t Mrs. Tandy ask the girl next door to take care of Chamomile? she has a limp p. 43
  2. What is the name of the nurse substituting for Simon? Sarah   p. 44
  3. Why is Dr. Adam frustrated with Sarah?  She’s slow, messes up, clumsy   p. 47

Chapter 5

  1. How did Sarah feel about working at the clinic? Worried, feels bad she messes up  p. 55
  2. Who did Mandy visit when James was riding Chamomile? the neighbor girl  p. 58
  3. How did Rhian act when Mandy invited her to see the horse? Angry, rude p. 61
  4. Did Mandy want to try and be Rhian’s friend again?   no   p. 61

Chapter 6

  1. Who was waiting for James and Mandy at the gate?   Rhian     p. 63
  2. What had she come to do?  Apologize    p. 64
  3. Why does Rhian have a limp? She has cerebral palsy.    p. 66
  4. Why doesn’t she want to ride Chamomile? She had a horse and it died   p. 72

Chapter 7

  1. What was Sarah looking for when Mandy and James rode up from school?  John’s rabbit, Barney    p. 77
  2. To help them find Barney, who did James and Mandy think like? Barney   p. 79
  3. Where had Barney gone?  Back to his home/ pub   p. 82

Chapter 8

  1. Why did Mrs. Tandy call Mandy? She wanted Mandy and James to come help with Chamomile  p. 88
  2. Who did Mandy call to help Mrs. Tandy?  Rhian   p. 93
  3. How did Rhian feel about helping Mrs. Tandy? She didn’t want to.    p. 94

Chapter 9

  1. Who came and helped Mrs. Tandy with Chamomile?  Rhian    p. 97
  2. Where was Rhian when Mandy came to see Chamomile? sitting with Chamomile  p. 102
  3. What was Mrs. Tandy going to do with Chamomile? sell her      P. 107

Chapter 10

  1. Why did the Hopes throw a surprise party for Sarah? She’s leaving, Simon’s coming back  p. 112
  2. What was wrong with Buster the cat? He had an asthma attack   p. 116
  3. Who did a good job taking care of Buster? Sarah      P. 117

Chapter 11

  1. After taking care of Chamomile all week, how did Rhian feel about her now? happy  p. 121
  2. How did Rhian feel about Mrs. Tandy selling Chamomile?  sad, shocked  p. 121
  3. Why was Mrs. Tandy worried about Rhian riding Chamomile?  She didn’t think she could handle it.    p. 124