from A long way home
Quiz by Susan Cox
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- Q1Why does the narrator's girlfriend sometimes close his laptop and put it away?she thinks it's an impossible taskshe wants him to quit searchingshe believes he is becoming too absorbedshe thinks he's ignoring her30s
- Q2Which was the first landmark that led him to believe he'd found his hometown?churchstatuewater towerschool30s
- Q3Besides the railway station, what else does the narrator remember about his hometown?the language spokenthe seaname of the townthe mountains30s
- Q4Besides wanting to reconnect with his past, what was the other reason the narrator was looking for his long lost home?speak his native tongueto understand his pastclaim an inheritancequestion his relatives30s
- Q5How does the narrator use google earth to search for his original home?searches every train station in Indiastarts at Kolkata and searches the lines radiating outwardstraces the rives in Indialooks for landmarks30s
- Q6If a runner RELENTLESSLY trains for a race, which of the following is most likely to be true?she practices intensely and constantlytreats her fellow runners harshlydoesn't accept help from a trainerruns a little faster every day30s
- Q7Which of the following situations best illustrates the word QUEST?Damon has been looking for the perfect winter hike for years.Bonita will ride her horse in the competition.Alex doesn't understand the instructor's directions.Caroline always raises her hand during class.30s
- Q8If you do a THOROUGH cleaning of your room, which is most likely to be true?you use cleaning products that mask bad odorsYou are careful to vacuum and dust every inch of your roomyou divide your room into quadrants and clean a little of eachyou determine where the dirt is and clean those parts30s
- Q9What is especially difficult about the journey from A Long Way Home?the search is in a foreign countrythe narrator doesn't remember any landmarksThe narrator no longer speaks Hindithe search covers a huge area30s
- Q10How does the narrator feel about his search in a from A Long Way Home?he struggles to manage his conflicting emotionshe worries that his family members are no longer livinghe is certain that he'll find his childhood homehe believes his quest is foolish30s