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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Home is Where the Heart Is (pages 116-236).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gerald leave?
(a) He doesn't like animals.
(b) Mack cannot afford to pay him.
(c) He argued with Stella.
(d) He joins a circus.

2. Who or what appears in Ruby's nightmares?
(a) A hunter.
(b) The claw-stick.
(c) Stella.
(d) A circus clown.

3. When Ivan was a baby, what did he use to draw pictures?
(a) Paint.
(b) Mud.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Markers.

4. What does Ruby do when Mack strikes her with the claw-stick?
(a) Falls to her knees.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Hits him with her trunk.
(d) Nothing.

5. Where would Ivan and his sister bounce?
(a) Their mother's back.
(b) On tree branches.
(c) Their nests.
(d) Their father's belly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bob like to eat?

2. Who convinces Ruby to leave the truck?

3. What causes Stella's death?

4. What does Ivan decide to add to the painting he makes for Ruby?

5. Where does Bob sleep while Ivan works at night?

(see the answer key)

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