| A | B |
|---|
| the narrator in the story | a nine year old boy |
| Ellie has changed because | she thinks she knows more than everyone at home since she's in college |
| important message of the story | older people have a valuable heritage to pass on to younger generations |
| Macon's attitude towards Grandpa Jeremiah | devoted |
| first-person point of view | I and me |
| everyone tiptoes around the house | Grandpa needs to rest |
| Macon goes to Grandpa Jeremiah's house | to help Grandpa Jeremiah |
| Ellie reads a book or watches TV | instead of listening to Grandpa's stories |
| Macon plays songs | on his guitar |
| diagnosis | explanation of or prediction about a person's medical condition |
| disinfect | a dialect, or regional language, for disinfectant, a substance that kills germs |
| Ellie doesn't like listening to Grandpa's stories anymore | because she thinks that the stories will keep them living in the past instead of living in the present |
| how the narrator feels about Grandpa Jeremiah's stories | he likes them, but is frightened by them |
