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The Little Round Red House, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, Questions and answers, 1.What did the little boy always complain about?, The little boy always complained about his boredom., 2.What activities did the mother suggest to engage the little boy?, Ans:The mother asked the boy to engage himself by drawing pictures with his new crayons,, reading new library books or playing with his toys., 3.What did the boy’s grandmother ask his mother to do to avoid boredom when she was a, child?, Ans: When the boy’s mother was a child,his grandmother asked his mother to search for the, strangest little house to overcome boredom., 4.What did the mother ask the little boy to search for?, Ans: The mother asked the little boy to search for a little round red house with no windows and, doors, a chimney on top and a star in the middle, 5. How was the boy dressed?, Ans:The boy put on his raincoat, hat, scarf, mittens, and his boots., 6.What were the features of the first red house that the boy found?, Ans: It was a square house. It had a chimney, but lots and lots of windows. It had a door too., 7.Why did the mail carrier ask the boy, ‘Are you lost?’, Ans:The little boy was standing on the sidewalk feeling puzzled. So the mail carrier asked if he, was lost., 8.Could the mail carrier help the boy? Why?, Ans:The little boy asked Mr. Fetzer to help him to find a little round red house with no windows, and doors, a chimney at the top and a star in the middle., 9.What did the police officer tell the boy about the house?, Ans:The police officer told the boy that he was familiar with every house in that town but had, never seen a house as described by the little boy., 10.Who is Mr. Fetzer?, Ans:A farmer., 11.Why did the little boy go to Mr. Fetzer’s barn?, Ans:The little boy went to Mr. Fetzer’s barn to ask him about the house he was searching for., 12.What help did the little boy ask from Mr. Fetzer?, Ans:The little boy asked Mr. Fetzer to help him to find a little round red house with no windows, and doors, a chimney at the top and a star in the middle., 13.What advice did Mr. Fetzer give to the little boy?, Ans:Mr. Fetzer advised the little boy to run up to his orchards and take a look around to find, what he was looking for., 14.Where did the little boy find the ‘little round red house’ with a star in it?, Ans:The little boy found the little round red house beneath one of the apple trees in Mr.Fetzer’s, orchard up the hill., 15.Why did the boy’s mother cut the apple into half right through its middle?, Ans:To show the boy ‘the star’ inside.

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16.What did the little boy see inside the apple?, Ans:The little boy saw a star holding five brown seeds in the middle of the apple., Assignment, 1.The boy was very much thrilled when he was able to find the little round red house. He writes, his feelings in a diary. What could be his diary entry?, 2.When the boy was walking along the street in search of the house, a mail truck stopped near, him. The mail carrier asks the boy a few questions. What could be the possible conversation, between them?