Vocab 1
Astonished; amazed
Marveled
People who permanently move to a country where they were not born
Immigrants
What ocean did Grandfather travel to reach the New World?
Pacific
What did Grandfather do when he returned to his homeland with his family?
He exchanged stories and laughed with old friends
Person or character telling a story
Narrator
Greatly surprised or impressed
Astonished
Where were some places Grandfather visited while in America?
Deserts, fields, mountains, and huge cities of factories
What was the narrator's favorite thing to do on the weekend?
He loved to visit his grandfather's house
Permanently moved to a country where one was not born
Immigrated
Longing for one's home during a period of absence from it
Homesick
What did Grandfather long for the more he traveled?
He longed to see new places
What happened to cause Grandfather to pause his plans to return to California?
A war began and bombs started dropping from the sky
Very puzzled; confused
Bewildered
Someone who moves from place to place to find work
Migrant
Why did Grandfather FIRST return to his village in Japan?
He returned to marry his childhood sweetheart
Who is the narrator of this story?
The narrator is Grandfather's grandson
Very long trip
Journey
Three dimensional art work made from hard or plastic materials
Sculptures
What caused Grandfather to think about his own childhood?
His daughter was growing up
What did the narrator do at the end of the story?
He went to California to see it for himself