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Easy CBM Winter - Grandpa's Treasure
By Maureen Lynch
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Question 1
1.
How long ago had Grandpa's wife died?
one month
six years
One year
Question 2
2.
What mostly was in Grandpas attic?
old pictures
furniture
boxes
Question 3
3.
What was the first thing that made Ethan curisous about what he saw in the attic?
His mother's and uncle's names were written on some boxes.
He saw his grandpa sitting by himself thinking about something.
There was so much stuff he wondered if they would ever finish.
Question 4
4.
At first, how did Ethan feel about having to help his grandpa rather than play baseball with his friends?
He was very disappointed because he would rather play ball.
He was disappointed because he did'nt like to visit his grandpa.
He was disappointed but thought that it was the right thing to do.
Question 5
5.
What was Ethan happy about at the begining of the story?
He was going to bein middle school.
School was out for the summer.
He was invited to his friend's house.
Question 6
6.
What was Grandpa's plan for cleaning up the attic?
Ethan would make piles of the stuff that should be kept and set out the rest to be given away.
They would make a big pile of all the stuff in the garage so they could get ride of it at the city dump.
Ethan's mother should pick out what she wanted, and ther est would be sold in a garage sale.
Question 7
7.
What was Ethan's grandpa like?
He was quiet and didn't like to brag about things he had done before.
He liked to brag about his flowers and the brave things he had done.
He was sad about living alone and wanted Ethan to come to live with him.
Question 8
8.
What did Ethan's mother promise him about working at Grandpa's
He would get a nice reward for helping Grandpa.
They would try to get the work at Grandpa's done quickly.
He would probably find some interesting things at Grandpas.
Question 9
9.
What did it show about Grandpa when he gave Ethan his favorite novel?
He also thought he knew what was best for Ethan.
He wanted to share something he had loved with Ethan.
He cared about Ethan and wanted him to be a better reader.
Question 10
10.
How did Ethan feel about his grandpa before he and his mother went to help him clean his attic?
He thought his grandpa cared about his flowers more than he cared about people.
He thought his grandpa was doing just fine living by himself and talking care of his flowers.
He felt sorry his grandpa had to live alone, but Ethan did'nt seem to have any good memories about him.
Question 11
11.
At first, how did Ethan feela about the book his grandpa gave him?
He kept it but didn't think he would ever read such an old book.
He did'nt wait it, so he put it in the pile of books to be given away.
He really wasn't interested in it and let his family know that.
Question 12
12.
What happened after Ethan found out that his grandpa was in a war?
Etha found a wooden chest that his grandfather had made after the war.
Ethan started to get interested in his grandfather and water to know more.
Ethan's grandpa sadi that Ethan's mom was only a few years old when he went to war.
Question 13
13.
What was Ethan's grandpa like when Ethan was taking about him being a hero?
He admitted that he was a hero, but he didn't want to talk about it with Ethan or anyone else.
He agreeed that all the medals he recieved showed that he was a hero, and he wase proud of it.
He acted very humbel about it and never said that he thought of himself as hero.
Question 14
14.
Hoe did the rest of the day go for Ethan after he and his grandpa opened the box with the uniform and letters?
Ethan listned to his grandpa telling stories, but he was pretty bored the whole time.
Ethan worked quickly so he could finish and go play ball with his friends sooner.
Ethan listened to his grandpa talked about the war and forgot all about playing baseball.
Question 15
15.
What did Ethan want to do when his mom said that they would have to finish cleaning up the attic some other day?
Go back the next day to work some more.
Wait to go back until he got to play baseball
Go back to finish up when his grandpa wasn't home.
Question 16
16.
Why were the letters and pictures that were in the box with Grandpa's uniform important for Ethan to see?
It showed that Grandpa had news about his family when he was in Vietnam.
It helped Ethan understand more about his grandpa and his family.
Ethan needed to know for sure that his Grandpa had been a hero in the army.
Question 17
17.
What was this story mostly about?
Why you should help your grandparents whenever you can.
How a young boy learned that his grandpa was hero.
How a young boy became closer to his grandpa.
Question 18
18.
What best describes how Ethan felt at the end of the story?
He thought so highly of his grandpa that he decided it would be a good idea to read the book that he recommened.
He thought he probably wouldn't enjoy the book as much as his grandpa had, but he would give it a try anyway.
He was happy that his grandpa had given him something to read and something to think about besides baseball.
Question 19
19.
Why did Ethan's mother want to keep the box of the grandmother's cookbooks?
Each recipe had notes from the grandmother about what changes she had made to make the recipes better.
The cookbooks wer valubale because they were so old,so they would be worth selling to a bookstore.
They were very old cookbooks, and it would be interesting to read how people used to cook.
Question 20
20.
What happened to Ethans feelings toward his grandpa during the story?
Ethan thought his grandpa might be smarter than he had though originally.
Ethan decided thst if his grandpa really was a hero, then he must be okay.
The mroe Ethan learned aout his grandpa, the more he wanted to be with him.
