A House is Not a Home - Part 1

What is the main difference between a house and a home?

• A house is a temporary residence, while a home is a permanent residence.

• A house is a physical structure, while a home is a place of belonging and comfort.

• A house is a place where people live, while a home is a place where people visit.

• A house is a rented property, while a home is a property owned by the occupant.

The narrator initially felt very isolated as __________

• he has just moved from junior school to a new high school

• his closest friends had moved to other high schools

• he felt strange starting over as a freshman, after being at the head of his class in junior school

• All of the above

What did he have as a pet?

• A pair of love birds

• A red tabby cat

• A Persian cat

• A cute Labrador

The fire was first noticed from __________

• the fireplace

• the seams of the ceiling

• the garage in the passageway of the garden

• the kitchen

Mother ran back into the house that was ablaze and managed to save _________

• a metal box full of important document

• pictures and letters of father

• her younger child

• their pet

What was the final straw, the thing that finally made the narrator break down in tears?

• Mother rushing into the burning house

• Moving to a new school

• His missing pet

• The Fire that ravaged everything