Retrieval Questions: 1. Who wrote the book Time Traveling with a Hamster? 2. What grade is Al in? 3. What does Al’s grandmother have in her cupboard? 4. Whom does Al travel back in time with? 5. What is the name of Al’s hamster?

Inference Questions: 6. How does the author feel about school in the book? 7. Why did Al’s Grandma want him to have a hamster? 8. What do you infer the origin of Al’s name is?

Prediction Questions: 9. What do you think will happen when Al’s Grandma takes Al back in time? 10. How do you think Al’s family line will be affected due to Al’s time travel?

Summarizing Questions: 11. What lesson did Al learn during his time travel adventure? 12. How did Al’s Grandma help him find the answers he needed? 13. What did Al discover about the original owner of the pocket watch? 14. How did Al and his hamster eventually get back to the present? 15. Summarize the events of the first three chapters of Time Traveling with a Hamster.