Part A In "Nicholas's Diary: April 2 and 3," what does Nicolas think of the treasure his father hunts for? It's not the kind of treasure he expected it to be. It will be carefully hidden and buried underground. It will be more valuable than finding gold or silver. It requires everyday equipment in order to locate it. Question 2 Part B Which sentence from the text best supports the answer in Part A? "…I noticed a patch of leaves that was disturbed and a log that looked like it had been moved." "He has always been as quiet as a mouse about the treasure that he finds, scurrying away with his equipment…" "I didn't know what an official geocache was, but I soon found out when Dad opened it." "What he did bring with him was a bright yellow GPS I had seen in his truck many times before. I always wondered what he did with it."'

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.