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Homesick Quiz

Guy Vanderhaeghe
This Study Guide consists of approximately 5 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Homesick.

Homesick Quiz

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1)

What did Jean and her mother listen to one night when they felt very tense? (from Chapter 3)

Houses being torn up.
Police sirens.
Dogs barking and crying.
Screams and sounds of violence.
2)

What was Jean's teacher's personality like? (from Chapter 7)

Aloof but kind.
Prim and cold.
Warm and kind.
Enthusiastic and energetic.
3)

Why did Jean's spirits improve about their vacation? (from Chapter 3)

She would miss the few last days of school.
Andrea would be able to visit.
Her father would stay with them the entire time.
It would be longer than usual.
4)

In what town was Jean's family going to vacation? (from Chapter 3)

Shaghai.
Peitaiho.
Talmai.
Kuling.
5)

What did Jean's mother do right after she had the baby? (from Chapter 3)

Went back to Honkow.
Left for America.
Remained in the hospital.
Came back on vacation.
6)

What is Lin Nai-Nai's hometown? (from Chapter 4)

Howkang.
Wuchang.
Nechang.
Waching.
7)

What grade of school did Jean start in America? (from Chapter 7)

Sixth grade.
Ninth grade.
Seventh grade.
Eighth grade.
8)

What did the children study first after the pledge? (from Chapter 7)

Grammar and social studies.
Geography and math.
History and grammar.
Science and history.
9)

Why is Jean so happy to hear about the closing? (from Chapter 4)

They might get to fly out of China.
She no longer has to get up too early in the morning.
They might return to the United States.
The teacher Jean hates has returned to England.
10)

Where did the family travel the first couple of days of their vacation? (from Chapter 3)

Across theTalkinse Bay.
On the Watui River.
Along the Yangtse River.
Along the Yellow River.
11)

For what is Jean not yet old enough? (from Chapter 6)

To sit at the Captain's table.
To have wine with dinner.
To be allowed in the game room alone.
To be interested in boys.
12)

What upsets Jean about her father's announcement about leaving for the States? (from Chapter 4)

He says their departure may be delayed.
He says he is hoping things will settle down so they can stay in China.
He says he is hoping to be sent to Japan from China.
He says he is staying in China.
13)

Why did Jean's parents not tell her that her mother was pregnant? (from Chapter 3)

Jean was too young.
It was a difficult pregnancy.
Jean knew her mother was pregnant.
Her mother was not certain.
14)

How did Jean feel when her grandmother called out "Welcome Home"? (from Chapter 6)

That she was finally home.
That she had never been away from there.
That she wished they were staying at the farm.
That it didn't feel like home.
15)

Why did Jean's father change vacation plans? (from Chapter 3)

The communist did not allow travel.
To save money.
Jean's mother did not want to travel.
To stay closer to home.
16)

What is the name of the ship Jean's family is taking to the United States? (from Chapter 5)

President Taft.
President Garfield.
President Roosevelt.
President Lincoln.
17)

What did the family do when crossing West Virginia? (from Chapter 6)

Called Jean's grandmother.
Picked up a hitchhiker.
Rented a cabin for two nights.
Stopped and shopped at a farmer's market.
18)

Where will Jean's family catch a ship to go to the United States? (from Chapter 5)

Hankow.
Hong Kong.
Shanghai.
Beijing.
19)

What did Jean do that made her feel like she belonged on the farm? (from Chapter 7)

Naming the chickens.
Some chores like shelling peas.
Carving her initials in the front fence post.
Getting her own pair of overalls.
20)

What did Miss Crofts tell Jean after her reaction to Andrew? (from Chapter 7)

That she would talk to Andrew.
To calm down and get in her seat.
She did not notice Jean ignoring Andrew.
That she had to go to the principal's office for hitting.
21)

What does Jean learn has closed? (from Chapter 4)

All the YMCA's in China.
Any passage down the Yangtse River.
Most of the major Chinese ports.
Her British school.
22)

Who does Jean see at the docks? (from Chapter 5)

The boy she had befriended with the orange.
Lin Nai-Nai.
The cook who she used to fear.
Andrea and David.
23)

What makes Jean think Yang Sze-Fu was not too bad? (from Chapter 4)

He winks at her and smiles.
She sees him laughing at a dog's antics.
She sees him feeding the cat.
She sees him playing with her baby brother.
24)

Where do Jean and her mother spend a week? (from Chapter 5)

At Jean's aunt's home.
At a motel in San Francisco.
At the Hulls.
At a motel in Los Angeles.
25)

Why might the town where Jean's family usually went for vacation be nice for a summer vacation? (from Chapter 3)

It was on the ocean.
It was on a large lake.
It was in the mountains.
It was in the north where it was cooler.
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