Anne of Green Gables - Chapter 8 Comprehension Quiz

“Can I take the apple blossoms with me for company?” pleaded Anne. “No; you don’t want your room cluttered up with flowers. You should have left them on the tree in the first place.” “I did feel a little that way, too,” said Anne. “I kind of felt I shouldn’t shorten their lovely lives by picking them—I wouldn’t want to be picked if I were an apple blossom. But the temptation was irresistible. What do you do when you meet with an irresistible temptation?” “Anne, did you hear me tell you to go to your room?” Anne sighed, retreated to the east gable, and sat down in a chair by the window.

"Anne, you shouldn’t talk that way. It’s irrelevant—positively irrelevant." What does the word "irrelevant" mean as it is used in this chapter?

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What is the main idea of this chapter?

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Read the following quote: “I like this,” she announced at length. “It’s beautiful. I’ve heard it before—I heard the superintendent of the asylum Sunday-school say it over once. But I didn’t like it then. He had such a cracked voice and he prayed it so mournfully.” What can be inferred from this quote about Anne’s past?

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Read the following quote: “But I must never quite forget Katie Maurice and Violetta. They would feel so hurt if I did and I’d hate to hurt anybody’s feelings, even a little bookcase girl’s or a little echo girl’s.” Which theme from *Anne of Green Gables* does this quote best connect to?

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