Homesick: My Own Story

Comprehension Test B

Name ________________________________ Date __________________

Directions: Read each question carefully. Circle the letter of the choice that best answers each question.

1. Jean was born in ____, China.
a. Peking
b. Shanghai
c. Hankow

2. How did Jean's mother learn that she had skipped school?
a. The police phoned her.
b. Jean's teacher came over.
c. Jean's teacher sent a message.

3. Jean got up the mountain ____.
a. in a sedan chair
b. on a mule
c. on foot

4. The worst thing that happened to Jean on summer vacation was that ________.
a. her kitten got run over
b. her new best friend moved away
c. her baby sister died

5. Mother said she knew they'd leave for America on time because _____.
a. they already had their tickets
b. she could feel it in her bones
c. the war was almost over

6. Why couldn't the men leave on the same boat with their families?
a. They had to stay and fight.
b. It was for women and children only.
c. The soldiers dragged them off.

7. On the first day of school, Jean ________.
a. punched Andrew Carr
b. smart-mouthed the teacher
c. corrected the teacher

8. Jean described her first day of school as _______.
a. a bummer
b. a flop
c. the Cat's Meow

9.  Grandma imitated Miss Crofts by __________.
a.  scratching her head
b.  pursing her lips
c.  talking with a lisp

10. When anyone laughed near Josh, the rooster, he ___.
a.  pecked their ankles
b.  flew at their face
c.  crowed and flapped

Answer Key

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by Sue Jones Erlenbusch

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