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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy feel as he leaves the school on his first day?
(a) He never wants to go back.
(b) He feels very isolated.
(c) He is very homesick for Manchuria.
(d) He is happy he has friends.

2. What does the father tell the mother the baby is doing as they cross the river?
(a) Gurgling happily.
(b) Eating.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Sleeping.

3. How does the mother feel about her new situation?
(a) She is excited about it.
(b) She is fearful.
(c) She is resigned to her fate.
(d) She is hesitant about whether or not it's the right choice.

4. What does the grandfather say that the Japanese can't take away?
(a) His will.
(b) His heart.
(c) His brain.
(d) His life.

5. Who meets the mother after several hours?
(a) The police.
(b) The father.
(c) The conductor, on his way back.
(d) The ticket clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the inquisitors accuse the father of doing?

2. Why is it upsetting when the train begins to move?

3. Who takes his father off the train?

4. About whom is the boy thinking when he follows through with the tradition?

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

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