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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Homecoming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the father weak?
(a) He has been in jail for years for his resistance-movement activities.
(b) He is fasting.
(c) He has recently been ill.
(d) He is getting old.

2. How old is the author in 1933?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

3. What happens to the students if they don't bow toward the Japanese Emperor?
(a) They have to write an essay on the importance of respect.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They are beaten.
(d) They have to go up on stage for a humiliating lecture.

4. What is the view outside the classroom?
(a) It's beautiful.
(b) They look over the soldier's training ground.
(c) All they see is the brick wall of the next building.
(d) They have no windows so they can't tell.

5. How do the children at the school react to him?
(a) They turn their backs on him and make mean gestures.
(b) They laugh and giggle at him.
(c) They greet him like he is a hero.
(d) They overwhelm him with questions about Manchuria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the class helper do as he greets the teacher?

2. What does the grandfather say that the Japanese can't take away?

3. What is going to happen to the missionaries in Manchuria?

4. Who comes to visit the boy after school on the first day?

5. What makes the mother feel even better about her situation?

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