| A | B |
| Setting of story | New York City |
| Where Uncle Romie spent most of his time | studio |
| enjoyed pepper jelly | James and Uncle Romie |
| James's birthday present | tickets to ball game |
| Harlem | neighborhood James visited |
| Who looked a little scary | Uncle Romie |
| turning from dark blue to black | showed the trip took a long time |
| story written from James's point of view to show | James's feelings and attitude |
| this story was written to | tell about a boy who gets to know his uncle |
| what made Uncle Romie's paintings special? | reminded people of good times |
| Items Uncle Romie used to paint James's picture | baseball ticket stubs,trains, tall buildings |
| Why James collected feather, tigerlilies, train schedule | to make a collage for Uncle Romie |
| Largest city in US | New York City |
| James thought his uncle looked like | a fierce-eyed giant |