Retrieval Questions:

1. Who is the protagonist of “Time Travelling with a Hamster”?

2. Where does Al companion his granddad to on the very first day of their time travelling?

3. What does Al’s granddad find and take back with him from the Iron Age village?

4. What street do Al and his granddad go to when they arrive in 16th century London?

5. When did Al and his granddad visit the world’s first computer in Manchester?

6. What was the name of the slave they saw while visiting the Civil War in the USA?

7. What did Al buy for his granddad when they time traveled to the 1980s?

8. What did Al and his granddad see while they visited Stelford in the 1950s?

9. What did they find while they visited the future according to Edie?

10. What did Al’s grandad discover when they traveled to the time of the plague?

Inference Questions:

1. Why did Al’s granddad decide to take him on this time travel adventure?

2. How did Al feel about being present at every important event that led to the founding of the USA?

3. How did Al’s granddad feel about being able to see the inventions that wouldn’t be invented for centuries?

4. What could Al’s granddad tell from the conversation between Sal and the customers in the cafe?

5. Why do you think Al’s granddad was so keen to use the IBM 704?

6. What do you think the professor was insinuating when he said ‘In reality, time is not as regimented or as determined as many believe’?

7. Why do you think Al felt like Stelford was familiar to him?

8. What do you think the man in grey was referring to when he said, ‘the world may be different… you may not even be here’?

9. What message is Al’s granddad trying to convey to him throughout the course of the time travel?

10. Considering their discussion after visiting the future, what do you think the technology of tomorrow will be like?

Prediction Questions:

1. What do you think will be the next place Al and his granddad will be visiting?

2. What kind of challenges do you think Al and his granddad will face on their journey?

3. What do you think will happen when Al and his granddad find out the truth about Dr. Diamond’s mission?

4. How do you think Al’s granddad will use the knowledge he acquired from their travels to the past?

5. How do you think their journey will end and what impact will it have on Al’s life?

6. What are some possible consequences of Al and his granddad meddling with time-travel?

7. What new inventions do you think they will be able to witness while in the future?

8. How do you think Al will use the things he learned while traveling to change his present?

9. How do you think Al’s granddad will ensure Al gets back to his own time?

10. What do you think will happen to the hamster when Al’s granddad goes back in time?

Summarizing Questions:

1. In brief, what has been Al and his granddad’s journey thus far?

2. In a few sentences, explain how Al and his granddad travel through time.

3. How does Al’s granddad help Al understand each event they visit?

4. In a nutshell, how does Al’s granddad use their time travelling to educate Al about history?

5. In a few words, how does Al’s granddad’s knowledge benefit Al?

6. Describe what happens when the two of them travel to the future according to Edie.

7. What is the purpose of Al’s journey through time with his granddad?

8. Summarize the knowledge that Al acquires while time travelling.

9. In your own words, explain what Al and his granddad learn while visiting Manchester.

10. How did Al feel about being able to witness significant events in history?