| A | B |
| chores | tasks |
| spare | extra |
| attic | upper floor |
| labeled | marked with a tag |
| customer | person who goes into a store to buy something |
| board | group of people over a school or business |
| stamps | sticky piece of paper to stick on an envelope to mail |
| why did father collect rocks? | he was interested in them |
| Did the father go to college and why or why not? | he didn't have the money |
| what were people curious about? | the man's rock collection |
| What does "I may have rocks in my head" mean? | I may be a bit crazy |
| What caused the father to close the filling station? | He had no more customers |