Chapter 6 - A new life begins

Question 1

wealthy owner of home in Frankfurt; Clara’s father

Answer 1

Mr. Sesemann

Question 2

Mr. Sesemann’s sickly daughter

Answer 2

Clara

Question 3

housekeeper in charge of the servants and caring for Clara

Answer 3

Miss Rottenmeier

Question 4

coachman

Answer 4

John

Question 5

manservant

Answer 5

Sebastian

Question 6

maid

Answer 6

Tinette

Question 7

Clara’s tutor

Answer 7

Mr. Usher

Question 8

to give a name to at baptism

Answer 8

christen

Question 9

bold; spirited

Answer 9

pert

Question 10

stupid

Answer 10

halfwitted

Question 11

rude

Answer 11

impertinent

Question 12

commanding

Answer 12

peremptory

Question 13

Why does Miss Rottenmeier seem unimpressed with Heidi?

Answer 13

Heidi’s apparel is shabby; she disapproves of Heidi’s facial expression of astonishment and her manners, Heidi’s response to her questions, Heidi’s age, and Heidi’s inability to read.

Question 14

How does Detie respond to Miss Rottenmeier’s negative impression of Heidi?

Answer 14

She reassures Miss Rottenmeier that Heidi is not impertinent, but bright. She asks Miss Rottenmeierto excuse Heidi’s manners and pretends Heidi is older than she is. She makes a quick exit out of the room and leaves Heidi there.

Question 15

What is dinner like for Heidi the first night of her stay at the Sesemann house?

Answer 15

1. A lesson in table manners
2. Perplexing for Heidi (she is inexperienced in being served by a servant}
3. Lecture in daily behavior

Question 16

“If you please, I thought she would be just what you were looking for, Ma’am. You told me you wanted an unusual sort of child, and there’s nothing unusual about the older ones. They are all alike. But Heidi is different.”

Answer 16

Detie to Miss Rottenmeier