at the sign of the sugared plum

At The Sign of The Sugared PlumBy Mary Hooper

Novel Study by:______________________________________________________

Name:______________________Chapter 1 Questions

1). Who is the protagonist in the story? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What is the setting?____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3). How is the story introduced?_____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). What are the names of the characters you have met in this chapter?______________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). Describe why Hannah looked “as green as a country sprout” ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Define the following terms

Sweetmeats:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lass:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Peered:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tavern:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Solemn:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What type of sugar do we have today that would be like what Hannah is making? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2). How did Sarah come to own a sweet meats shop? ____________________________________________________________________

3). Where did Hannah want to sleep and why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). What does Hannah hate about herself and what does she do to keep it from getting worse? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What are the six shops next to The Sugared Plum? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Demurely:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fop:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suckets:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sedan:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hued:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What did Dr. Da Silva give Hannah for freckles and what advice about her hair? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2).What does Dr. da Silva say will straighten hair? ____________________________________________________________________

3). Why do you think the author is so specific about the herbs described? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Who is Nelly Gwyn and why is Sarah so cold toward her? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). Who does Hannah meet at Bell Courtyard and how does she know this person? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Contrived:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bulbous:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gravely:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Trivial:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Queue:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What did the Minister think Hannah and the boys were doing? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What happened in 1660 that made fewer people attend church? ____________________________________________________________________

3). How is march pane mixture made? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). What dress did Hannah purchase? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). Why is Hannah not worried about the plague initially? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Conduit:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bade:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Taffeta:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cordial:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ignorance:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What is meant by “bastard children”? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What did Abby purchase at the Royal Exchange? ____________________________________________________________________

3). What does Abby’s sweetheart do? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Why does Hannah regret going to church? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What does Hannah fear of her furry friend Mew? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Breeches:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Muslin:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bodice:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ludicrous:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Gallants:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What tragedy has happened to cause so many people grief? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). How does chamomile help? ____________________________________________________________________

3). What do the girls do to help? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). What is meant by the bills for the week? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What new recipe does Hannah share with Sarah and where did she get it from? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Taper:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Halberd:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Foetid:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Charnel:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Abyss:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What do the girls decide has happened to Dicken? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). Why does Mrs. Groat smoke a pipe ? ____________________________________________________________________

3). Why is Sarah feeling guilty? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Why is Hannah happy to be in London during the plague? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). How do the girls decide to change the way people pay at the shop? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Stagnant:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Contagion:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stave:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chasm:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Amulet:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What startled Hannah in the alley? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What is the setting in chapter eight ? ____________________________________________________________________

3). What is Dr Da Silva wearing and why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Why might the Leadenhall Market close? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). Why is kissing in London different and especially now? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Sumptuous:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entombing:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Buboes:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cordial:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Averting:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name:______________________Chapter9 Questions

1). What was the latest rumor regarding contamination? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What new discovery did the girls make in church? ____________________________________________________________________

3). What wonderful business idea did Hannah think of? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). What does Sarah discover that scares her? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What causes Hannah to feel “symptoms of plague”? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Manipulated:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Forlorn:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pesthouse:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Poultice:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Provisions:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What does Hannah mean by “a green man”? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What causes Hannah to hit Sarah? ____________________________________________________________________

3). What does Mr. Newberry mean by, “Truly the spectre of death stares each of us in the face”? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Why does Abby come by the shop? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What was Abby using to keep the plague away? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Lozenges:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rue:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Twopence:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Rebuked:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Spectre:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). Who is running and looking for Hannah? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What was the young boys plan? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3). Who is newly ill at Abby’s house and who ran and why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Why does Hannah find London “very different today”? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What does Abby say has caused her to be strong? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Lunge:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wraith:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pathetic:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Unearthly:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cobblestone:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). Why are so many people drink to get drunk? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). What was the new thought for a preventative for men? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3). Why does Hannah keep going to Belle Vue House? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). Who is at “home” when Hannah arrives and why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What two things does Abby insist Hannah take? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Incessantly:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Joviality:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Directives:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gangrene:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phial:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1). What did the man at London gate want? ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2). Where did Mr. Newberry think the girls were going? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3). What did Mrs. Beauchurch ask in her letter? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4). What does Dr. DaSilva give for the trip? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5). What concerns did Hannah and Sarah have about taking the baby? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________


Forgeries:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Beseech:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Procured:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contemplation:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dire:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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