Home of the Brave Part 3 Quiz - ENL

Why does Kek get very emotional when he visits a grocery store for the first time?

• He can’t wait to eat junk food.

• The store is too loud and bright.

• He doesn’t understand how there could be so much food there when people from his home are dying from starvation.

• He gets lost and is scared.

What does Kek consider the most amazing part of American life (page 148)?

• American people let animals live in their homes.

• American homes are big, have electricity, and heat.

• Children can go to school without their parents paying for it.

• Americans are all so different, but can live with one another without fighting.

What is most likely the reason Ganwar says this to Kek?

"It doesn't take a knife in the hand of a village elder for you to prove yourself."

• He is telling Kek he can give himself the gaar.

• He is telling Kek that there are other ways he can prove he is brave and a man.

• He is saying that fighting with the village elders will not accomplish anything.

• none of the above

Why is the cow, Gol, significant (important) to Kek?

• She reminds him of his family’s cattle in Sudan.

• She helps him make friends at school.

• She provides milk for him and Ganwar.

• She is a symbol of his new life in America.

What is the meaning of the word “duty” in the following text from the novel?

"You're not spending your hard earned money on yours truly. But it would make me very proud, I agrue. An it's my duty, as your friend."

• A task or responsibility

• To be afraid of something

• To be proud

• To pay for something

How does Kek’s relationship with Ganwar help him to adjust to life in America?

• Ganwar teaches him English.

• Ganwar helps Kek get a job.

• Ganwar introduces him to new friends.

• Ganwar can relate to Kek’s experiences as a refugee.

What is the meaning of the word “trudge” in the following text from the novel?

"Suddenly I feel tired of using words that don't belong to me. Never mind, I say. I trudge up the stairs."

• a job that must be done

• to feel badly about something, to have guilt

• to walk slowly and with heavy steps

• to lose something important

Which quote from the text best supports the idea that Kek feels guilty?

• “Maybe if they had more cows on the TV machine, people would begin to feel as Ganwar and I do” (Applegate 170).

• “I take a deep breath. I’m weary from my long speech” (Applegate 132).

• “Why should I have the freedom to hope while my brother and father sleep in bloodied earth” (Applegate 150).

• “It’s exciting to think I might already have a homeroom friend” (Applegate 152).

What role does Lou, the woman who owns Gol, play in Kek’s life?

• She tutors him in speaking English.

• She gives him a job taking care of Gol.

• She helps him look for his mother.

• She helps Kek with his schoolwork.

Why does Kek tell Mr. Franklin to stop calling him “cowboy”?

• Kek is no longer working on the farm.

• Kek is embarrassed by that name.

• Hannah told Kek she thinks that is a dumb thing to be called.

• He doesn’t tell Mr. Franklin to stop calling him “cowboy”.