"Home" Quiz

What is the main setting of the excerpt?

• A school

• A porch

• A park

• A forest

Which plant is mentioned as being in the jardinière on the porch?

• Snake plant

• Rose bush

• Ivy

• Sunflower

Who are the three main characters on the porch?

• Mama, Helen, and Papa

• Maud Martha, Mama, and Helen

• Papa, Helen, and Aunt Eppie

• Mama, Papa, and Maud Martha

What is the family's main concern in the excerpt?

• Moving to a different city

• Losing their house

• Buying a new car

• Starting a new business

Who is expected to go to the Home Owners’ Loan office?

• Maud Martha

• Mama

• Papa

• Helen

What does the poplar tree likely symbolize in the story?

What does the phrase "the rain would drum with as sweet a dullness nowhere but here" illustrate?

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

Which character seems most attached to the house?

• Mama

• Helen

• Papa

• Maud Martha

Based on the excerpt, "Maud Martha tried to keep the fronts of her eyes dry," what point of view is the story written in?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

The phrase "the obstinate slip from Aunt Eppie’s magnificent Michigan fern" is an example of:

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration