Song and Dance Man

Who is the main character in this book?

• Dad

• Mom

• Grandpa

• John

Grandpa loved to talk about the

• Good old days

• The bad days

• The rainy days

• The gloomy days

Grandpa took the kids up the steep stairs. Steep means

• going down low

• rising at a sharp angle

• flat

Grandpa found hats and shoes in a brown, leather trimmed

• box

• bag

• trunk

When grandpa dances he feels

• nervous

• sad

• frustrated

• happy

The kids feel _____ watching their grandpa

• happy

• nervous

• sad

• grumpy

What happens to the hanky he pulls from his vest?

• It rips

• It gets longer and longer

• It falls to the ground

• He trips on it

Sometimes the children laugh so hard they

• choke

• get the hiccups

• sneeze

• throw up

Grandpa used to dance on

• the steps outside

• the circus floor

• The Vaudeville stage

• the grass

What does it mean when grandpa says that he "wouldn't trade a million good old days for the days he spends with us?

• He would prefer the good old days

• Being with the kids is a lot of work

• He thinks being with the kids is the best

• He would prefer to be with grandma