Walking in Roman Footsteps

Why did Rosa and Andria go to Italy?

• to understand their family’s past better
• to visit their grandmother and grandfather
• to bring presents to their friends and relatives
• to take pictures of many interesting old buildings

Why were the girls confused when one of the dancers in the piazza pulled them into the dance?

• They didn’t know what to do.
• They weren’t dressed like the other dancers.
• They didn’t want to go back in time.
• They wanted to finish their gelato.

Rosa found a gold coin in her pocket because __

• Her parents had given it to her to spend on gelato.
• The tour guide gave it to her to travel through Italy.
• She and Andria looked down and found it in the street.
• She and Andria discovered something new built on something old.

What did the author tell you that signalled the time of the story had changed after the girls danced?

• Andria felt a gentle touch on her shoulder.
• Artists had gathered near the fountains.
• The crowd was dressed in very old-looking clothes.
• From the Colosseum, they followed the rough stone street

Why couldn’t the Romans who had built the Arch of Titus see the stone street?

• The street hadn’t been built yet.
• The Arch of Titus hid the stones.
• The street had been covered over with dirt.
• The street didn’t lead to the Arch of Titus.

Ancestors are _________.

• people who built old buildings
• a group of old buildings in Italy
• the gods the Italians worshipped long ago
• people in a family who lived in the past

What was the main problem in this story?

• Rosa and Andria wanted to go back to their own time and be with their parents.
• Rosa and Andria wanted to learn the dance that would take them to the past.
• Rosa and Andria wanted to go to Italy to see the old buildings and meet relatives.
• Rosa and Andria wanted to collect three old gold coins to add to their collection.

What did Andria and Rosa see in the piazza at the beginning of the story?

• ancient ruins
• a Roman battle
• costumed performers
• a movie theater

What did the author probably hope you would learn from reading this book?

• that what happened in the past affects what is going on now
• which sites are the most interesting to visit in Italy?
• what it feels like to go back in time
• why it is important to collect old coins

What does native tongue mean?

• an old type of food
• the language a person learns as a child
• a way to confuse your enemies
• a way of speaking to