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Grandfathers Journey -Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A country in which a person is born.........

a)

setting

b)

homeland

c)

surround

d)

marvel

2.

Where is Grandfather's homeland?

a)

Japan

b)

Atlanta

c)

Baltimore City

d)

California

3.

What is a narrator?

a)

person or character telling a story

b)

a person or character in the story

c)

a person or character writing the story

4.

Which of the following events happened first in the story?

a)

the narrator grandmother had a baby girl

b)

The narrator's grandfather married his childhood sweetheart

c)

The narrator's grandfather traveled in America

d)

The narrator's mother moved to Japan with her family

5.

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

a)

Its mountains and rivers reminded him of Japan.

b)

It was the only place he met people from different cultures.

c)

He earned a good living by selling fish he caught in the ocean.

d)

It had the same kind of songbirds as in his childhoos home.

6.

Why was the narrator's grandfather amazed and bewildered by the sights in North America?

a)

He had never seen mountains before.

b)

The war had destroyed many cities.

c)

It was very different from his home.

7.

A person or animal in a story.........

a)

a conclusion

b)

a character

c)

trait

d)

plot

8.

How a problem is fixed or solved

a)

setting

b)

conflict

c)

solution

d)

climax

9.

Why did Grandfather leave California the first time?

a)

to visit his parents

b)

to marry his sweetheart

c)

to go to school

d)

to buy a new home

10.

The title of this story is Grandfather's Journey. Why is this a good title for the story even though only the beginning is about the trip?

a)

The journey gave the grandfather a chance to see new things.

b)

The journey impacted the lives of the grandfather and the narrator.

c)

During the journey, the grandfather gets married.

11.

Which of the following happened last?

a)

The narrator's grandfather lived in California.

b)

The narrator's grandfather traveled to North America.

c)

The narrator missed his old friends.

d)

The narrator had a child of his own.

12.

How might this story be different if the author had never traveled to California?

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