Key Ideas & Details
Who are Mito and Ramiro and what do they dream of?
Two young men who are friends that dream of gold and jewels.
What happens to Mito's telescope on page 12?
He drops it and it breaks.
What words does the narrator use to describe how Ramiro lives on page 13?
Large house; beautiful garden; happiness; family grew.
Why are Mito and Ramiro excited when they see the ship?
A. They want to leave the island.
B. They hope to make new friends.
C. They think it will have treasure on it.
C. They think it will have treasure on it.
Is the person telling the story inside the story or outside the story? How do you know?
Outside the story because they use pronouns like they, their, and he.
Why does Mito go back up the mountain on pages 4-5?
He is looking at the ship again.
What choice does Mito make on page 4, and what does he start to think about?
He goes back up the mountain to look at the water again as he starts to think about treasure and all the things he would like to have.
How do you know the two friends have different ideas about becoming rich on pages 4-7?
They both want to be rich, but Mito dreams of treasure while Ramiro believes in hard work.
How does Mito spend his time?
A. He works hard to get what he wants.
B. He makes a chair and watches for the ship.
C. He keeps working, but also watches the ship.
B. He makes a chair and watches for the ship.
Who is the woman that Ramiro meets and falls in love with?
A smart, young woman names Sarita.
While Mito is waiting for the ship, what happens to Ramiro?
Ramiro meets a young woman, gets married, and opens his own bakery in the village.
How are Mito's and Ramiro's lives different?
Ramiro is working, married, and moving on with his life while Mito is still waiting for the ship.
Who is telling the story?
A narrator is telling the story.
How does Ramiro feel about his life in the village?
A. He is happy with his work.
B. He dreams about the treasure.
C. He wants to move someplace better.
A. He is happy with his work.
Where do the two friends live?
In a village on a island.
How do Mito and Ramiro reunite?
Mito calls Ramiro to the harbor when he sees the ship arriving.
What does Mito's "ship" turn out to be?
Logs and seaweed.
How does the author explain how the ship looks on pages 8-10?
The author says that sometimes the ship seems close to Mito and sometimes it seems far away.
When Mito’s telescope breaks, he ___________.
A. returns to the village
B. makes himself a chair
C. keeps watching the ship
C. keeps watching the ship
Why did lots of people attend Ramiro's and Sarita's wedding?
They had made lots of friends and they were happy.
What does Mito realize at the end of the story?
That Ramiro had created a family and a life while he was foolishly waiting for a ship.
When Mito realizes there is no treasure, what does he do? Why?
He cries because he realizes how much time he spent dreaming instead of working.
How does Mito feel at the end of the story? How do you know?
He feels foolish and sad. The narrator says that Mito feels foolish and talks sadly to the children.
What does Mito say his mistake was?
A. He wasted years waiting.
B. He let his telescope break.
C. He thought logs were a ship.
A. He wasted years waiting.
Is Ramiro still thinking about a ship filled with treasure?