Vocabulary
What does the word studio mean?
a place where an artist works
What does the idiom chowed down mean?
ate a lot
How does James feel at the beginning of the story?
Nervous about going to New York
How does James react when he learns Aunt Nanette will miss his birthday?
He feels homesick and lonely
What does the word ruined mean?
destroyed
What does the idiom face the music mean?
take responsibility for his/her actions.
How can you tell that the story is told in first-person point of view?
The narrator is one of the story characters
Why is first person point of view important?
It shows how James feels about his uncle's art
What does the word schedule mean?
list of arrival and departure times
What does as sly as a fox mean?
clever and sneaky
It sounds easy
What happens when James and Uncle Romie have breakfast together?
a large meal
What does a ray of sunshine mean?
Warm and cheerful
At first, how does James feel about Uncle Romie?
He feels he and his uncle have nothing in common
How does James change his mind about Uncle Romie?
He realizes Uncle Romie knows all about baseball and that they have a lot in common
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What does cracked the case mean?
solved a crime
Why does Uncle Romie usually close his studio door?
He doesn't want to be disturbed
What is the theme, or message, of the passage?
Sometimes our first impressions of peope can be wrong