Home of the Brave! Final Exam

Kek felt happy that he had bought his aunt the dishes and Hannah a birthday present but unhappy because

• Some boys were mean and angry that he gave a present to a white girl.

• Hannah didn’t want a heart birthday present from him.

• He would like to introduce Hannah to his mother.

• He wants to spend the money on himself.

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Kek decides that he will not help Lou and Gol anymore because

• Lou won’t pay Ganwar and Kek and Kek doesn’t want to split the money.

• Kek is upset that Lou is going to sell the farm and Gol won’t have a home.

• Ganwar can do the job alone.

• He wants to work at a fast food restaurant instead.

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What do Hannah and Kek have in common?

• They wrote a letter to someone with their feelings.

• They enjoy reading books in the library.

• They are starting to forget what their mothers look like.

• They are angry with their mothers for leaving them.

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In the section, More Bad News, why does Kek feel defeated, not optimistic?

• No other farm will have Gol.

• Kek’s mother is not at the two refugee camps they searched.

• Dave is not very reliable at searching for his mother.

• Dave is not very reliable at searching for his mother.

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How did Kek get the tiny piece of material he keeps?

• His mother gave it to him so he will remember her.

• His mother was hurt. Kek ran still holding a ripped piece of her skirt.

• His mother’s skirt got stuck in a bush and when he couldn’t find her, he went back for the material.

• It is from his father’s shirt when he was killed by government men.

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Why can't Lou drive Gol to the zoo?

• She doesn't know where it is.

• Gol is afraid of cars.

• Ganwar wants to walk.

• The trailer hitch rusted out.

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Why is Kek running away?

• He does not like winter because the trees die.

• He does not like how the angry boys didn’t want him to give Hannah a present.

• He is tired of speaking English.

• He wants to be with things he knows and people he loves.

• All of the above

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When Kek runs away, he stops where?

• Washington D.C.

• The airport

• Lou’s farm

• To get Ganwar

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What is Ganwar’s fear and reason he wants to give up and go back to Africa?

• He doesn’t fit in with only one hand and the gaar (scars)

• He can’t find a new job

• He isn’t making any new friends in Minnesota

• Everyone bullies him because of the scars

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Kek fears he can’t manage without his mother. What does Ganwar tell him?

• Don’t give up hope.

• You have my mother and me to be your family.

• You already are doing well alone.

• A man knows when he is defeated.

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