Silver Dollar Dreams

Grandpa Nick says that dreams "keep your insides oiled." What does he mean?

• You should ignore your dreams.

• Dreams motivate you to achieve things.

• Dreams aren't real

• Only big dreams are worth pursuing

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Who is the narrator of this story?

• Alex

• Grandpa Nick

• Jocelyn

• an outside narrator

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Why does earning an orange belt seem impossible to Alex?

• Sensei Foster told him it's too difficult

• It's the highest belt in karate

• He will have to break a board with his hand

• Grandpa Nick implies Alex can't do it

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Why does Grandpa Nick give Alex a silver dollar?

• to buy some candy

• to bury as a treasure

• to encourage him

• to pay off a debt

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Which word best describes Alex's attitude toward karate?

• unconfident

• proud

• uninterested

• excited

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According to Alex, a board breaking sounds "like someone poured the milk onto a giant bowl of Rice Krispies" Which literary device is this?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

For Alex, the squeak of the walker is a symbol, or a sign, that Grandpa Nick...

• is too old to have fun

• is trying hard to walk on his own

• enjoys staying home

• has stopped dreaming

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What can you conclude Alex will tell Grandpa Nick after the end of the story?

• He decided to quit karate

• He found Uncle Jimmy's treasure

• He doesn't like silver dollar dreams

• He earned his orange belt

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