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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it upsetting when the train begins to move?
(a) It isn't supposed to leave for another hour, and the father isn't back.
(b) They know they are going to leave the past behind them as they head for the vast unknown.
(c) Nobody has gotten off, so the compartment is still overcrowded.
(d) The baby is hungry, and they haven't had time to stop for food.

2. What is the train compartment like?
(a) It wis overcrowded and stuffy.
(b) It is half empty and cold with ice on the windows.
(c) It is filthy and loud.
(d) It is comfortable and smells of jasmine tea.

3. 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.

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

5. What does the class helper do as he greets the teacher?
(a) He shakes his hand.
(b) He bows.
(c) He salutes.
(d) He extends a gift to the teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what tradition does the teacher ask the boy to participate on his first day in school?

2. What does the grandfather give the boy for the first time at dinner on his first day of school?

3. Of what is everyone aware?

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

5. What do they confront when they are near their destination?

(see the answer key)

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