Chapter 1

1. What punishment did Alfa receive from his teacher for forgetting his homework? (Retrieval)
2. What was the main argument between Alfa and his father in the beginning of the story? (Retrieval)
3. What evidence does Alfa have to believe that his hamster aged to 30 years? (Retrieval)
4. From the descriptions in the chapter, how does the author want us to portray Alfa’s father? (Inference)
5. What does Alfa hide from his father when he went to school? (Retrieval)

Chapter 2

1. How did Alfa rescue the baby from the house on fire? (Retrieval)
2. What does Alfa learn about his hamster at the pet shop? (Retrieval)
3. What does Alfa think will happen to his hamster if he brought him back to the pet shop? (Inference)
4. From the argument between Alfa and his father, why is Alfa so determined to get his hamster back? (Inference)
5. What is the relationship between Alfa and his father? (Inference)

Chapter 3

1. What was the name of the hotel where Alfa and his father stayed in? (Retrieval)
2. What happened to the time machine which Alfa created? (Retrieval)
3. Why was Alfa so desperate to save his hamster even after all the troubles they went through? (Inference)
4. If Alfa had not been able to save his hamster, what would have happened to them? (Prediction)
5. How does Alfa react to his father when he found out that he was pretending to be furious over his hamster? (Retrieval)