Homesick: My Own Story

Comprehension Test C

Name ______________________________ Date ___________________

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

1.  lan Forbes ground his heel into Jean's toes to make her say ____
a. "Uncle"
b. "God bless America"
c. "God save the King"

2.  Jean told her mother that she really wanted ____ for Christmas.
a. a new name
b. a new bike
c. a ticket home

3. The Communists wanted to ____.
a. get out of China
b. expel all foreigners from China
c. kill all foreigners

4. Jean knew Yang Sze-Fu was a Communist when he ____.
a. cut his spiky nails so he'd look like a worker
b. demanded double his salary
c. unionized the servants

5. Why did Lin Nai-Nai run like a stumbling duck?
a. Her feet were bound.
b. She was blind.
c. She had a wooden leg.

6. Mother and Jean had to flee Hankow immediately because ____.
a. the ricksha coolies were rampaging
b. the Communists were going to start bombing
c. soldiers were slaughtering foreigners nearby

7. Jean and her family set sail for America on the ____.
a. President Van Buren
b. President Taft
c. President Jackson

8. The family drove over ____ miles to get from San Francisco, California, to the family farm in Washington, Pennsylvania.
a. 2,000
b. 3,000
c. 4,000

9. Ruth and Marie made Jean upset by ____.
a. asking stupid questions
b. making fun of her clothes
c. staring at her as if she were a freak

10. Miss Crofts forced Jean to____.
a.   stand in the comer
b.   wear a dunce hat
c.   learn a new method of penmanship

Favorite Books Activities Kit
by Sue Jones Erlenbusch

This book can build comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and thinking skills, while also motivating students to develop the lifelong habit of reading for pleasure.

Grade Levels: 4 - 8