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Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride — Chapter 1

Study guide for 1st – 3rd Grade

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About This Passage

Kate DiCamillo describes a Saturday ritual in five short sentences. The repetition of 'every Saturday' tells us this is a habit — and habits in this book are how love is shown.

Every Saturday after lunch, Mr. Watson goes outside. Mercy follows him. They stand in the driveway together. They admire Mr. Watson's convertible.

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Discussion Questions

Narration Prompt

Tell what happens in this chapter from beginning to end.

Discussion Questions

  1. Mr. Watson and Mercy stand in the driveway together every Saturday. Why is doing the same thing every week a way of loving someone?
  2. Mercy hops into the car and sits behind the wheel. A pig cannot really drive. Why does Kate DiCamillo let Mercy do something pigs cannot really do?

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