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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do the mother and father follow?
(a) The conductor.
(b) The policeman.
(c) The ticket clerk.
(d) An old couple.

3. What do the inquisitors accuse the father of doing?
(a) Stealing some important papers.
(b) Spying.
(c) Sneaking out of the country.
(d) Murder.

4. How does the boy get to school?
(a) By trolley.
(b) He walks.
(c) By bus.
(d) By carriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is supposed to help the mother?

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

3. What do the father's papers say?

4. How old is the author in 1933?

5. What kind of faces does the boy who follows the author to school make?

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