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What do the mother and daughter do when the mother comes home from work each day?

Why is the jar important to the family?

What will the family buy with the money from the jar?

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What happened to the family's furniture?
 

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Why did Grandma make a speech saying, "You are all the kindest people."?

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Tell about a time when someone helped you.

What did the family do with the jar before they went downtown to shop for their new chair?

How do you think this family feels about each other?  How can you tell?

What do Grandma, Mama, and the young daughter each like to do in the new chair?

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Why is Mama a  HERO?

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Tell about something you would purchase with money you had saved.

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