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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of instrument does Edie have?

2. In Chapter 10, what types of cereal does Eunice have?

3. In Chapter 12, where is Sammy injured after a fight?

4. What color is everything that Eunice wears in Chapter 10?

5. What color is Stewart's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is living at the children's aunt's house, and what does she tell them?

2. How do the days and nights run togther in Dicey's mind by Chapter 7?

3. Why is Stewart missing $20 in Chapter 8?

4. What happens when Dicey goes to call the bus stations and find out prices of tickets?

5. What is Dicey's routine in Chapter 11, and how does it make her feel?

6. What does Dicey do when she wakes in Chapter 8, and how does it make her feel?

7. What does Father Joseph tell Dicey about her mother's family?

8. In Chapter 10, what does Dicey buy at the store, and how does she get a recipe for tuna casserole?

9. After going to the bathroom, why do Dicey and her siblings not go back to the car before they set off walking?

10. In Chapter 4, how does James get hurt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James’ role on the trip changes. How and why does his role change as they travel?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Voigt use more metaphors or similes in Homecoming? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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