HOME

Vocabulary: I need an _______ on my assignment because I'm not finished.

• flat

• firing

• extension

Vocabulary: His mother woke up early to start the ______ for the overn

• Vocabulary: His mother woke up early to start the ______ for the overn

  flat

• firing

• casually

• extension

Which of the following identifies a theme of the text?

• the stress of waiting for bad news can be worse than the bad news itself.

• Homes provide physical and emotional security for families.

• Families are stronger when everyone shares their true feelings.

What can the reader infer about the family's economic situation?

• The family could not afford to move to the nicer flats.

• Mama did not want to talk about moving anymore.

• The flats were not as nice as the house.

The tone of this passage could BEST be described as

• Bitter

• tender

• mocking

The sentence "her eyes were lamps turned on" refers to:

• Helen

• Father

• Mother

• Maud Martha

This selection "HOME" is BEST described as a _____.

• myth

• story

• leyend

What is the conflict in this selection?

• Two sisters cannot get along with their parents.

• A family is trying to keep their home.

• A mother is too tired to manage the family home.

The author of the story "Home" was:

• a latin american woman

• an Indian woman

• an african american woman

The setting for this selection is ____.

• the front porch of a house

• a flat on South Park

• The Home Owners' Loan office