Pete's War with Grandpa Trivia Quiz

Answer: He has a bad leg.

His leg broke in a construction accident and didn't heal properly. He lived with Grandma in Florida until she died, which is why he's moving in with Pete's family. Pete has to move up a floor and give Grandpa his room, which Pete is very angry about.

Answer: The Secret Warrior

Pete decides that war is the only way to get his room back, and Steve gives him the idea about remaining hidden, striking quickly, retreating, and using a different name. Steve, who has a big vocabulary, messes up and calls a war of secret fighting and hiding "gorilla warfare", when the actual term is "guerilla warfare".

Answer: Ballet

She has tantrums because she doesn't have a tutu and claims everyone else in class has one. Her parents eventually cave in and get her one, and she performs for her family wearing it. Unlike what Pete thinks, most tutus don't need wires to stick out: stiff fabric is sewn in layers to make it keep its shape.

Answer: Setting his alarm for 3 A.M.

Afraid that Grandpa didn't get the first note, Pete sets Grandpa's alarm for the middle of the night and leaves another note. Grandpa knows Pete did it and comes upstairs to kiss him, which Pete takes as a sign that he's losing the war.

Answer: Monopoly

Pete and his friends are going to play, but when they open the box, they find only the board and a note from "The Old Man", showing that Grandpa has made an attack. At this point, they start swearing, but since Pete is writing a paper to his teacher, he can't include the actual words and makes up nonsense instead.

Answer: Go fishing

They get up before sunrise to go fishing thirty miles away. The two have a lot of fun, which makes Pete feel guilty about continuing the war. While Pete still wants his room back, he loves his Grandpa, and likes that they are starting to have fun again like they used to.

Answer: Replaces Pete's lunch with dirt

In addition, Grandpa turns off Pete's alarm clock, puts his underwear in the hall closet, and hides all his books in different pieces of luggage. This prank must have taken a long time and careful planning to pull off in one night, especially with Grandpa's leg.

Answer: Dentures

Pete feels so terrible when Grandpa comes into his room without his teeth that Pete gives the dentures back and declares the war over. While Grandpa has constantly said that war causes misery, he also says that the war has taken his mind off Grandma's death.

He's sad that the entire family didn't talk together about Grandpa's living arrangements and begins to muse about ways to resolve the situation.

Answer: No

In his first note, Pete warns Grandpa not to tell his parents about the war or he won't speak to him again. At first, Grandpa sees the note as a joke, and even as the war progresses, keeps a light-hearted air about it.

Answer: The basement

Grandpa, who used to work in construction, gets his old friends to help him renovate the basement. They turn it into an apartment with a bathroom, stove, TV, and a door to the outside. Grandpa even makes a sign for Pete's room after his friends move all Pete's stuff back to his original room.