| A | B |
| rich | having a great deal of money |
| college | a school of higher learning |
| dimes | coins in the US worth ten cents |
| downtown | a main part or business part of a town or city |
| nickels | coins in the US wirth five cents |
| fined | made someone pay money as punishment for breaking the law or regulation |
| quarters | coins in the US and Canada worth twenty-five cents |
| Why did the author write this story? | to teach a lesson about saving money |
| Alexander is someone who | acts without thinking |
| Nick and Anothony were not fair to Alex because | they tricked him so he would lose his money |