Home of the Brave Novel Quiz

"Walking through the snow is hard work, like wading across a river wild with rain" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Imagery

Gol, Kek, and Ganwar are similar because

• They all have to adjust to a new home

• They are all from Sudan

• They all have to face the fact that life is horrible

• All of the above

Ganwar’s scar is called ____________.

Kek cries the first time he visits a grocery store because

• there is so much food he is overwhelmed

• the bright colors and lights are so blinding

• he can't understand why there is so much food here when people from home are dying from starvation

• he is so happy to finally be acting like an American

Ganwar says, "It doesn't take a knife in the hand of a village elder for you to prove yourself." He most likely says this to Kek because

• He wants Kek to understand that you can receive a gaar with other types of weapons

• He is admitting to Kek that his gaar was gotten in a different way

• He wants Kek to understand that bravery can be exhibited in more ways that one

• He wants Kek to understabd that he must becine a man eventually

"The icy air kicks at my chest" and "only the snow talks" are examples of what type of figurative language?

• Idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Which of the following is NOT a theme in the Home of the Brave?

• hope

• tragedy

• family

• home

The chapter, "Helping", about washing the dishes

• lightened the mood for the book

• helped make the reader understand how difficult everyday tasks are for a refugee

• made the reader root for Kek

• all the above

What does the following excerpt from the song Kek's father used to sing tell you about Kek?

The crocodile snaps

Still Kek swims

The feet bleed

Still Kek dances

The sandstorm blinds

Still Kek laughs

• He is often silly and playful

• He is an optimist who doesn't give up easily

• He is a hard worker

• He misses his father

To what does the following stanza refer?

I hear a birdsong now where only silence filled the air

Tiny green hints

dot the trees and bushes

The snow is getting smaller and grayer,

like an old person whose time is passed

• a blizzard is passing

• spring is arriving

• Kek is near a beach

• Kek is getting older