Two Places to Call Home-Quiz

The narrator learns about his family's traditions and culture in Ghana.

The narrator realizes he prefers Ghana over his original home.

The narrator struggles to adjust to life in a different country.

The narrator decides to move permanently to Ghana.

"Today I’m going home, to the place my family comes from."

"At first I’m afraid to try it, but I’m glad I do."

"The week has passed too quickly, and the time has come to say goodbye."

"I’ll think of Ghana often."

By showing the narrator’s growing sense of comfort and belonging in Ghana

By highlighting the narrator’s struggle to understand his grandparents’ customs

By focusing on the narrator’s desire to return to his home in the United States

By contrasting the narrator’s life in Ghana with his life back home

"Grandfather is waiting for us outside the cattle fence. He calls out to me, 'Tall boy, you’ve grown faster than the trees in my yard!'"

"I’ve never eaten goat meat before. At first I’m afraid to try it, but I’m glad I do."

"The next day, Grandmother buckles me into her little white van and we head for Accra."

"It’s good to have two places to call home."

By showing the narrator’s hesitancy in trying new things

By describing the narrator’s interactions with his grandparents and their traditions

By emphasizing the differences between his home and Ghana

By focusing on the difficulty of traveling to a different country

"Grandfather winks at me as I run my hand over the bright cloth. He thinks I’m important, too."

"I’ve never eaten goat meat before. At first I’m afraid to try it, but I’m glad I do."

"She rushes out of her round mud hut and greets me with a big bear hug."

"Grandmother takes my hand in hers and swings it back and forth as we walk along."

The importance of travel and the joy of discovering new places

The connection to family and the feeling of belonging in multiple places

The challenges of learning a new language and adjusting to a new culture

The thrill of adventure and the discomfort of unfamiliar surroundings

"Grandmother hears our voices. She rushes out of her round mud hut and greets me with a big bear hug."

"Today I’m going home, to the place my family comes from."

"It’s fun watching the women with their big hats and baskets weave through the maze of bicycles like brightly colored toy tops."

"Grandfather winks at me as I run my hand over the bright cloth."

By describing how the narrator learns about his family’s traditions while exploring a new country

By focusing on the narrator’s difficulty fitting in with new people and new customs

By showing the narrator’s disappointment in returning to his original home

By emphasizing how much easier it is to travel with a family

"Grandfather kneels down and hands me a small package. It’s my very own kente cloth scarf to wear at home!"

"We climb aboard a rickety old bus and travel to my grandparents’ home."

"I’ll think of Ghana often."

"Grandmother takes my hand in hers and swings it back and forth as we walk along."