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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is supposed to help the mother?
(a) The father.
(b) The police.
(c) The station clerk.
(d) The conductor.

4. What happens to many who make the crossing?
(a) They face starvation.
(b) They become prisoners.
(c) They enjoy a new way of life.
(d) They drown.

5. How are they going to arrive at their destination?
(a) By wagon.
(b) By car.
(c) They are going to walk across the frozen river.
(d) By bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the teachers confront each other?

2. How old is the author in 1933?

3. What does the maid call the boy?

4. What time of day is it when the mother waits?

5. How does the mother feel about her new situation?

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