Home of the Brave! Final Exam
Authored by Angela Dixon
English
5th - 7th Grade
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This final exam assesses students' comprehensive understanding of Katherine Applegate's novel "Home of the Brave," focusing on character development, plot analysis, cultural themes, and literary devices. The quiz targets middle grade students, specifically grades 5-7, and requires deep reading comprehension skills including inference, character motivation analysis, and textual evidence evaluation. Students must demonstrate their ability to track character arcs throughout the novel, particularly Kek's journey as a Sudanese refugee adapting to life in Minnesota, while also analyzing his relationships with supporting characters like Ganwar, Hannah, Lou, and Gol the cow. The questions assess students' understanding of complex themes including displacement, cultural identity, courage, family bonds, and resilience. Additionally, students must identify and analyze various literary devices such as metaphors, similes, personification, and symbolism, demonstrating their ability to recognize how authors use figurative language to convey deeper meaning and emotional impact. Created by Angela Dixon, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 5 and 7. This comprehensive final exam serves as a summative assessment tool that evaluates students' mastery of both literary analysis skills and thematic understanding after completing the novel study unit. Teachers can use this quiz to measure student comprehension of character development, plot progression, and cultural themes while simultaneously assessing their ability to identify literary devices and interpret figurative language. The exam format allows educators to evaluate higher-order thinking skills as students analyze character motivations, compare and contrast experiences, and draw conclusions about the novel's central messages about courage and adaptation. This assessment aligns with Common Core Standards RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, and RL.7.3, which emphasize reading comprehension, theme identification, character analysis, and textual evidence support across the middle grade continuum.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
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