Stealing Home
  • 1. I promised myself I wouldn't ___________ with my brother anymore
A) impose
B) tutor
C) bicker
D) grudge
  • 2. Kate looked _________ out the window because her soccer game was canceled.
A) glumly
B) disposition
C) impose
D) pastimes
  • 3. My aunt held a _____________ against someone for a long time because they had an argument when they were kids.
A) grudge
B) rustle
C) tutor
D) bicker
  • 4. My neighbor's dog has a terrible ____________, so we all stay away from him.
A) tutor
B) pastimes
C) disposition
D) rustle
  • 5. After my knee operation, I had a private __________ instead of going to school.
A) tutor
B) impose
C) grudge
D) bicker
  • 6. Grandpa's favorite _________ are playing golf and seeing his grandkids.
A) paddocks
B) bicker
C) pastimes
D) grudges
  • 7. Our neighbor said, "I don't mean to ___________ on you, but may I use your phone?"
A) irritably
B) impose
C) grudge
D) tutor
  • 8. I looked at my sister ____________ when she kept pestering me to take her to the park
A) impose
B) bicker
C) irritably
D) disposition
  • 9. When Thomas talks about "she," he means ____________.
A) his grandmother
B) Mrs. Price
C) Aunt Lizzy
D) Ringo
  • 10. On the bottom of page 307, what does Grandfather mean when he tells Thomas that he "must make allowances for feline vagaries"?
A) Ringo is a traitor
B) Cats can be odd, and Ringo has made another friend
C) Ringo is looking for a pot of gold
D) Cats do not make good pets.
  • 11. Why does aunt Linzy move in with Thomas and Grandfather?
A) Grandfather likes to talk about baseball with her
B) She wants to pick up after them
C) Thomas does not have a mother
D) She has no place to live
  • 12. According to Thomas, why does Aunt Linzy mess up baseball terms?
A) because she's angry
B) because she's mean
C) she's doing it on purpose
D) because she's not smart
  • 13. Aunt Linzy makes her soups from vegetables and pasta, but Grandfather uses ___________.
A) milkshakes
B) fish
C) rice
D) meat bones
  • 14. How does Thomas feel about Aunt Linzy living with them?
A) He's glad she's there, and offers her his bedroom.
B) He wants things to be the way they were
C) He loves her cooking.
D) He's happy that the cat doesn't hang around so much.
  • 15. According to Grandfather, why can't things ever remain the same?
A) because life is very precious
B) because the ocean is always changing
C) because someone is always messing things up - Aunt Linzy for instance
D) because all living things change
  • 16. What kind of person in Grandfather?
A) kind and caring
B) mean and grumpy
C) short, but very athletic
D) smelly and unsavory
  • 17. The author says that Ringo "began to run his motor." That means ____________
A) purr
B) drive their car
C) cry
D) snarl
  • 18. Thomas thinks that it is impossible to hold a grudge against cats because ____________
A) cats don't hold grudges against people
B) cats are amazing - they always land on their feet
C) cats are always loving
D) cats are always purring
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