Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box

Juan figured that there would be many people interested in the book sale.

• added

• believed

• dared

• urged

My brother will complain while raking the leaves.

• admire

• disapprove

• like

• support

My dog shows great patience when he waits for a treat.

• calmness

• delight

• excitement

• weakness

My brother has a terrible temper when he loses a basketball game.

• anger

• fear

• laugh

• worry

I just remembered that I am supposed to meet Emma this afternoon.

• admitted

• caught

• thought

• sensed

Why doesn't the narrator need an alarm clock?

• He lives on a farm where his rooster wakes him.

• He can smell his grandmother cooking breakfast.

• He can sleep as long as he likes on the family farm.

• His grandfather usually comes to wake him up for work.

Why do the narrator and his grandfather wear their best clothes?

• They are going to church.

• They are going to the fair.

• The narrator is going to school.

• His grandfather is going to vote.

What does the narrator mean when he says, "That's just how things worked where we lived"?

• Black people are able to vote where he lives.

• Black people are not treated fairly where he lives.

• Lines of people waiting to vote are long where he lives.

• All people have to know how to read to vote where he lives.

How does the narrator feel about his grandfather?

• He sees his grandfather as strong and hardworking.

• He believes his grandfather gets angry and upset easily.

• He is ashamed because his grandfather does not know how to read.

• He thinks that his grandfather is too patient and should try to go faster.

What does the narrator do the first time he votes?

• He reads a page from a book.

• He brings his grandfather's picture.

• He goes together with his grandfather.

• He tells his grandfather when his turn has come.