NAME ______________________________
Be on the look out for examples of similes as you read this book. When you find one, go to
page 16 of this packet and write it down and also write down the page number where you
found it.
CHAPTER 1 PETER STOKES’S TRUE AND REAL STORY pages 1-4
1. List what you know about Jennifer (8 things)
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2. Why is Peter writing a story?
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CHAPTER 2 THE BEGINNING pages 5-8
3. What secret did Jennifer come to tell Peter?
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CHAPTER 3 A ROOM WITHOUT GLOOM pages 9-10
4. Why does Peter love his room?
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CHAPTER 4 THE DEADLY DINNER pages 11-16
5. Why didn’t Peter go dashing off to his mother when Jennifer dropped the news about
Grandpa coming?
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[Link] the job of an accountant.
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7. Why did Peter call this chapter “The Deadly Dinner?”
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CHAPTER 5 SAD AND BLUE AS THE SKY pages 17-19
8. What usually happens when parents want kids to do something and the kid doesn’t want to?
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CHAPTER 6 I PROMISE pages 20-21
9. What promise did Peter make?
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CHAPTER 7 BITS AND PIECES pages 22-25
10. What was the only thing left in Peter’s room after he moved everything out?
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CHAPTER 8 NIGHT FRIGHT pages 26-29
11. Use the Venn Diagrams to compare and contrast the two bathrooms and two stairways.
12. Why was Peter terrified out of his mind?
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“Ten Things That Scared Me When I Was Little”:
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“Ten Things That Scare Me Today” :
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CHAPTER 9 GRANDPA JACK pages 30-34
13. What disease did Grandma have and how did she get it?
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14. What is arthritis?
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15. What are pirouettes?
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16. What did Grandpa do when he saw Peter?
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17. How do you feel about Grandpa at this point in the story?
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CHAPTER 10 ANOTHER NIGHT, ANOTHER FRIGHT page 35
18. Peter describes his fears in his upstairs room. Have you ever imagined that you heard
something in your room or saw something that scared you? Write a few sentences about it.
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CHAPTER 11 ONLY A DOPE WILL MOPE pages 36-38
19. What does mope mean?
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20. Why was Grandpa “moping” around the house?
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CHAPTER 12 A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS pages 39-42
21. What are Peter’s friends trying to influence him to do?
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CHAPTER 13 A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC pages 43-44
22. What ideas did Peter remember about the American Revolutionary War? (list 3)
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Throughout the book, the author develops Peter’s character, showing
him to have conflicting emotions. He likes his grandfather, but he will
play mean tricks on him to get his room back. Find 10 examples of
these feelings throughout the rest of the book and write them down on
page 15 of this packet.
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CHAPTER 14 WAR IS DECLARED!! pages 45-49
23. What did Peter do to declare war?
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CHAPTER 15 IT TAKES TWO SIDES TO FIGHT A WAR pages 50-51
24. How did Peter feel when grandpa ignored his declaration of war?
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CHAPTER 16 THE FIRST STRATEGY CONFERENCE pages 52-53
25. Peter says he has an idea of what he is going to do. What do you think that might be?
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CHAPTER 17 NIGHT ATTACK pages 54-56
26. What time did Peter set the alarm to wake up Grandpa? _____________________________
CHAPTER 18 THE FIRST PEACE CONFERENCE pages 57-59
27. What did Grandpa say the look on Peter’s face reminded him of?
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CHAPTER 19 A FLAG OF TRUCE pages 60-63
28. Why didn’t Peter accept Grandpa’s “Flag of Truce?”
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CHAPTER 20 A SLIPPERY CUSTOMER pages 64-66
29. Peter wrote in a note, “I WILL NOT BE DEFEETED. But you will. The Secret Warrior.”
Why did Peter misspell the word defeated?
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30. Why did Peter decide not to put a frog or a gerbil in Grandpa’s bed?
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[Link] did Peter begin to think he would probably lose the war?
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32. What did Grandpa do to Peter before he left Peter’s room that enemies don’t normally do
during a war? _________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER 21 STRATEGY AND SUPPLIES pages 67-69
33. What does the enemy do to you if they engage in ‘psychological warfare’?
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34. What did Steve mean when he said, “Grandpa is trying to out-nice you”?
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35. Tell what you know about Machiavelli.
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CHAPTER 22 SLAPSHOT pages 70-74
36. Define meander
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37. According to Grandpa, what are wars about?
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38. According to Grandpa, what is the only time you have to fight a war?
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39. Why did Grandpa slap Peter?
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40. Did Grandpa have the right to slap Peter? _____________ Why or why not?
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[Link] would it make you feel if your grandpa slapped you?
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[Link] do you think Peter was feeling?
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CHAPTER 23 TIME OUT FOR JENNY PAGES 75-78
42. Where would Jenny wear her tutu? _____________________________________________
43. Give an example of Jenny acting obnoxious.
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44. In the last paragraph of page 77 what does Peter compare Jenny to?
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CHAPTER 24 A DIRTY TRICK pages 79-83
45. What is your olfactory sense? _________________________________________________
46. On page 81, find two synonyms for the word ‘correct’.
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47. What dirty trick did Grandpa play on Peter and his friend?
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CHAPTER 25 AND DIRTY WORDS pages 84-87
48. After Grandpa took all the Monopoly pieces, what did Peter’s friends suggest that he should
do to Grandpa?
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49. What was the result of Grandpa’s first attack?
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CHAPTER 26 ROCKER AND ROLL pages 88-92
50. What is a ‘sense of humor’?
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51. Why do you think Grandpa thought it was funny to play tricks on Peter?
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52. In this chapter Peter seems to have conflicted feelings toward Grandpa. Explain why and
give an example of what Peter did or said to illustrate the two conflicted feelings.
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CHAPTER 27 GO FISH pages 93-99
53. Why didn’t Peter burn Grandpa’s underwear?
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54. What was Grandpa’s reason for Peter to get up early in the morning to go fishing?
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55. What is a tide?
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56. What causes tides? __________________________________________________________
57. What things (name at least 4) did Peter learn to do on his fishing trip?
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58. What mean thing did Peter do to Grandpa?
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CHAPTER 28 PLAYING HARDBALL pages 100-103
59. What does it mean to ‘play hardball’?
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60. Why did Grandpa say the watch that Peter took from him was so important?
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CHAPTER 29 WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP pages 104-105
61. Why do you think Peter called this chapter “Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?”
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62. Define diabolical as it is used here, “Diabolical, if you want to know the truth.”
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63. What is the clue in the 6th paragraph to what psychological warfare is?
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64. How is Grandpa ‘messing’ with Peter’s mind?
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CHAPTER 30 JENNY THE SPY pages 106-110
65. Define mystified. (The base word to find in the dictionary is mystify.)
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66. Why do you think Peter finally gave Grandpa his watch back?
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CHAPTER 31 THE SHOE DROPS . . . KERPLUNK! Pages 111-117
67. What were some (at least 4) of the things Grandpa did to make Peter late for school?
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CHAPTER 32 THE LAST STRATEGY CONFERENCE pages 118-120
68. Define indubitably __________________________________________________________
69. Define retaliation ___________________________________________________________
70. Predict what you think Peter will do to get back at Grandpa.
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71. Billy and Steve were eating lunch and Peter was begging lunch. Tell about a time when you
have forgotten your lunch. What happened? Did you have to beg someone for some lunch?
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CHAPTER 33 THE LAST ATTACK pages 121-123
72. What did Peter mean ‘give him back some of his own medicine’?
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73. What was the last trick Peter played on Grandpa?
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CHAPTER 34 WAR’S END pages 124-128
74. According to Peter, how might wars get started?
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Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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75. Why did Peter feel as low as a worm’s belly button?
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CHAPTER 35 BOTTOMS UP pages 129-133
76. How did Grandpa and Peter come up with a possible solution?
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CHAPTER 36 BUILDING THE PEACE pages 134-138
77. What did Peter and Grandpa have to convince Dad to do?
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78. What does it mean “to moonlight”?
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79. Describe Grandpa’s new apartment.
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80. What ‘life lesson’ did Peter learn from his ‘war with Grandpa’?
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81. What present did Grandpa make for Peter?
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82. What could have prevented the war?
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CHAPTER 37 FOR MY TEACHER pages 139-140
83. What did Peter find out about himself from writing about his war?
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84. What things (try to find 3) did Peter learn about writing?
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Page numbers and short description of Peter’s conflicted feelings:
Page Number Short Description of Peterʼs Conflicted Feelings
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Simile - A Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
• Example - My room was as messy as a laundry basket.
• Example - Last night I slept like a log.
Page Number Simile
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1. ________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary 1 Worksheet
Directions: Put the correct word in the blank for each phrase. Choose from this list.
quote billboard accountant Venetian blinds
ledger ignore illustrated emphysema
arthritis mope declaration
1. We put ________________________________ on the windows instead of curtains.
2. Did you see the new Milk Mustache ________________________ beside the road?
3. Peter’s dad worked as an ______________________________.
4. He used a __________________________ to keep most of his records.
5. Grandpa could not climb the stairs because he had _______________ in his legs.
6. Peter’s mom told her daughter that only a dope will _____________ .
7. It was hard for Grandpa to __________________ the things that Peter was doing.
8. Peter sent Grandpa a _____________________________ of war to get his room back.
9. The book is ______________________________ with pictures of Peter and Grandpa.
[Link] used a __________________ from John Paul Jones when he said, “I have not yet
begun to fight!”
[Link] you have _______________________________, breathing can be very difficult.
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Vocabulary Test 1
Directions: Match the word with its meaning.
1. ____ the exact words a person says
a. accountant
2. ____ a large roadside advertisement
b. arthritis
3. ____ a person who works with money
c. billboard
4. ____ a type of window covering
d. declaration
5. ____ a record book
e. emphysema
6. ____ with pictures
f. ignore
7. ____ a lung disease
g. illustrated
8. ____ a disease of the joints
h. ledger
9. ____ to walk around in a sad way
i. mope
10. ____ a statement
j. quote
11. ____ to pay no attention to
k. venetian blinds
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Vocabulary 2 Worksheet
Directions: Put the correct word in the blank for each phrase. Choose from this list.
baseball strategy nervous surrender
digital weird warrior annoyed
limping gorilla warfare
1. Grandpa was ____________________ up the stairs because of his arthritis.
2. Peter signed his notes the “Secret ____________________.”
3. Peter’s sister was _____________________ because no one would play with her.
4. Grandpa’s watch was not __________________; it had hands that went around the
dial.
5. It would feel very __________________ to be having a war with your grandpa.
6. _____________________ is a game that Peter and his friends play outside.
7. They use a _____________________ they learned from board games.
8. Fighting from behind trees and in a secret manner is called
______________________________________________.
9. Peter said he would either win or lose. He would never
_________________________________ .
[Link] was _______________________ about sneaking into his grandpa’s bedroom.
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Vocabulary 2 Test
Match the word with its meaning by putting the correct letter on the blank.
1. ____ plans
a. baseball
2. ____ to give up
b. strategy
3. ____ with numbers
c. nervous
4. ____ a trained soldier
d. surrender
5. ____ bothered
e. digital
6. ____ jumpy, anxious
f. weird
7. ____ a game
g. warrior
8. ____ to fight from hiding places
h. annoyed
9. ____ strange
i. limping
10. ____ favoring one foot
j. gorilla warfare
when walking
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