Grandma's Attic

Which event contributes most to the narrator’s inner conflict in the story?

• She is slow to return home when her grandmother is waiting on her.

• She does not immediately confess to spending money that does not belong to her.

• She is sent to the store by herself and is not used to going there alone.

• She takes a path to the store that is different from her usual route.

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Which sentence from the story shows that the narrator takes advantage of her situation at the store?

• While Grandma took the hot rolls from the oven, I told her about the candy.

• I would have a nickel and two pennies back.

• The longer I gazed at the candy display, the more certain I became that I needed two pennies’ worth as a reward for coming to the store alone.

• I found Grandma’s purse and put the quarter in my pocket.

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The conversation between Uncle Roy and the narrator leads to the story’s resolution because it —

• causes the narrator to understand that what she did was wrong

•  makes the narrator decide to take responsibility for her actions

• prompts the narrator to ask about the right time to confess 

• reveals to the narrator that her grandmother is aware of the narrator’s deceit

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Read the dictionary entry below.

bear /ber/

1. to make a product 2. to give a statement as a witness 3. to tolerate a burden 4. to possess a certain characteristic

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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The end of the story reveals that Grandma —

• does not believe it is wrong to spend someone else’s money

• wants the narrator to stop making mistakes 

• enjoys telling stories about her youth

•  is more understanding than the narrator anticipated

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 What is the best summary of the story?

• A girl is asked to go to the store to buy yeast for her grandmother. She takes the quickest path possible to get to the store. After buying the yeast, she uses some of the change to buy two pieces of candy. At first she does not tell her grandmother about what she has done. While the girl is sitting on the porch, her uncle suggests she tell her grandmother what is bothering her.

• A grandmother is baking rolls at home and notices that she does not have enough yeast. She asks her granddaughter to take a quarter to the store to buy some yeast. When the girl is at the store, she buys the yeast and also some candy. The girl arrives back at the house and tells her grandmother that she put the change in her grandmother’s purse.

• While a girl is at a store buying yeast for her grandmother, she decides to use some of the change to buy candy and returns only a nickel to her grandmother. Later, she becomes upset about what she has done, and her uncle suggests that she tell her grandmother what she did. When the girl finally confesses, her grandmother forgives her and tells her a story about when she was young.

• A grandmother sends her granddaughter to the store with a quarter to buy yeast for rolls. The girl hurries to the store, where she buys the yeast. She then decides to purchase two pieces of candy instead of getting all the change back. When she returns from the store, she takes the long way home. She eventually tells her grandmother what she did at the store.

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 The author’s use of the first-person point of view in this story enables the reader to —

• observe the actions of only the narrator

• understand the internal struggle of the narrator

• determine the reason why the narrator’s grandmother forgives the narrator

• focus on the relationship between the narrator and the other characters

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 Based on Uncle Roy’s advice to the narrator, the reader can infer that Uncle Roy —

• is concerned the narrator will be punished by her grandmother for her actions

•  has had a similar experience with the narrator’s grandmother in the past

• hinks the way the narrator’s grandmother has been tricked is amusing

•  is sure someone else will tell the narrator’s grandmother before the narrator has a chance to

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