Grandfather's Journey Study Guide

What is a "homeland"?

• Where your house is

• The country that you are from

• Land set aside for people to live on

• A department of the government

Which means the same as "bewildered"

• Completely Confused/Puzzled

• Something from the wild

• Very Angry/Upset

• Hungry

Which means the same as the underlined word: She was amazed by the performance.

• Upset

• Filled with wonder/Mind blowing

• Lost/Disoriented

• Willing to help

Which means the same as the underlined word: The artists created her sculptures out of marble.

• boxes

• houses

• statues

• paintings

What does "longed" mean?

• Stretch out

• Pull Apart

• Yearn/Want Something

• Take a long time to complete

Which means the same as the underlined word: The class was asked to be still so the could focus on their work.

• Loud/Obnoxious

• Calm/Quiet

• Stop moving completely

• More to be done

What happened first in our story "Grandfather's Journey"?

• Grandfather left Japan to explore America.

• Grandfather took his childhood sweetheart and moved her to California.

• A war tore Grandfather's homeland apart.

• Grandfather's family moved from the village to the large city.

Why was a village not a good place for the grandfather to raise a daughter, who grew up in San Francisco?

• It was dangerous in the village.

• It was too far away from his homeland.

• The daughter hated living in the village.

• The daughter was used to living in a large city.

Of all the places he visited, why do you think California was the grandfather's favorite?

• It had many friendly people.

• The food there was delicious.

• It reminded him most of his home in Japan.

• It was the most beautiful place he had ever seen.

Why did the author's grandfather raise songbirds?

• Birds were his favorite animal.

• The reminded him of home.

• They helped keep bugs out of his house.

• He wanted to sell them as pets.