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