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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives during the special dinner on the first day of school?
(a) The police.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The boy who makes faces.
(d) A missionary.

2. How many children will the mother teach?
(a) About 50.
(b) Three.
(c) About 25.
(d) About 12.

3. What happens when the teachers confront each other?
(a) They begin to laugh at the situation.
(b) They don't confront each other. They turn away from each other.
(c) They get into a verbal battle.
(d) They get into a physical fight.

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

5. How does the mother react when the train starts moving?
(a) She starts running up and down the corridor looking for her husband.
(b) She faints.
(c) She starts screaming at the conductor.
(d) She gets off the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes his father off the train?

2. What makes the mother feel even better about her situation?

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

4. What happens when the mother realizes she doesn't have her ticket?

5. Where is the mother supposed to stay?

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