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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the other passengers react when the father is being questioned?
(a) They turn their heads and look away.
(b) They ask why he is being questioned.
(c) They push the inquisitors out of the compartment.
(d) They stand up and defend him.

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

4. What position do the classmates think the boy should take over?
(a) Quarterback.
(b) First baseman.
(c) Class negotiator.
(d) Class leader.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the teacher take the boy?

3. Who takes his father off the train?

4. What is the train compartment like?

5. Where does the train stop?

(see the answer key)

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