Na m e : ___ Date: _
Directions: Read the story and answer the questions.Picture the story as you read—just like a movie
in your mind.- How do you know that the author is the one telling the story? __
- What are three words from the story that tell you the author’s attitude toward
the book? _____
- Do you concur, or agree, with the author that this book has value? __
Why or why not? __
- Pretend the book is writing the story. Write one sentence from the book’s point
of view. ___
When I visited my cousin in Ohio last spring, she gave me a keepsake that I will
treasure forever. It was a small book titled The Gate of Pearl. This beautiful little
novel was bound in a soft leather cover with a picture delicately etched in gold
on the front. As I held the book in my hand for the first time, I noticed that the
picture was of two angel-like women who were holding a large oval on which the
word Lovewas written. The word had rays coming from it, making it appear to
shine. I opened the book carefully. The book was very old, and the pages were
brown and fragile. I discovered that this book was written in 1869. However, the
amazing thing was that this dear book once belonged to my great-great Aunt
Katie, who was born in 1860. In 1872, she signed her name in neat cursive
writing inside the front cover and now, more than 100 years later, I was holding
this precious heirloom in my hand. I flipped open a page and read a sentence or
two... “We are only separated by time, my child. Keep your heart filled with
love.” At that moment, I knew Aunt Katie had just touched my life.