Nannie was supposed to arrive early in the afternoon. After I’d eaten lunch, I decided to sit on the front steps and wait for her. Louie came with me. He took a nap with his head resting on my knees while I watched the street.
I spotted Nannie’s car when it was still a couple of blocks away. Nannie’s car is easy to pick out. It’s a secondhand car that’s about a hundred years old, and when she bought it last year, she had it painted pink.
“Pink!” my mother had exclaimed when she heard the news. “For heaven’s sake, why pink?”
“Why not?” Nannie had answered gaily. And then she had fastened a pink plastic flower to the antenna and hung a stuffed koala bear from the rearview mirror. She names her car the Pink Clinker. (It’s not in very good condition.)
Comprehension Questions
1. Why can Nannie's car be spotted a couple of blocks away
A. Because its much bigger than any other car
B. Because It's really loud
C. Because it's painted bright pink
A. Because it's bright pink and its not in very good condition
B. Because Nannie like to drink tea and clink her cups
C. Because its bright green and brand new
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Vocabulary
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