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Quiz about Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Quiz about Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

"Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" Quiz


This quiz is on Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" about a dysfunctional family. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by bonanza22. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bonanza22
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
199,627
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
270
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Question 1 of 15
1. How many years younger than Pearl is Beck? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who does Pearl want at her funeral? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who had the bow and arrow in their hands when it let fly and hit Pearl? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who is Pearl's favorite child? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Ezra asks Jenny to look in on which two people while he is off at war? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Why was Ezra discharged from the Army? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Who is Jenny's first husband? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What is Jenny's occupation? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What is the name of Cody's child? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where does Pearl live? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What habit do both Luke and Ezra have that annoy Cody? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. When Cody talks to Beck at the very end of the book, Beck tells Cody that he came to their house, once. Why didn't Beck go in and return home then? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Pearl worked at Sweeney Brothers after Beck left her.


Question 14 of 15
14. What was the one thing the Tull family could never do, much to Ezra's disappointment? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Does Ezra ever get his full dinner at the Homesick Restaurant?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many years younger than Pearl is Beck?

Answer: 6

All of Pearl's friends are married by the time she meets Beck, and everyone said she would never marry since she was already 30 years old.
2. Who does Pearl want at her funeral?

Answer: Everyone in her address book

Pearl tells Ezra to invite everyone in her black address book to her funeral. Written on all the pages are the different addresses of Beck's. She really wanted him at her funeral.
3. Who had the bow and arrow in their hands when it let fly and hit Pearl?

Answer: Cody

Cody pretended to aim for Ezra, who jumped on Cody. When Ezra did that, the arrow let fly, and hit Pearl in the shoulder. It was really Ezra's fault, but Pearl blamed Cody.
4. Who is Pearl's favorite child?

Answer: Ezra

Even though Pearl claims to love all her children equally, her favorite is Ezra. All the children knew this, even when they were very young. That's why Pearl blames Cody when she gets hit with the arrow.
5. Ezra asks Jenny to look in on which two people while he is off at war?

Answer: Mrs. Scarlatti and Josiah

Mrs. Scarlatti runs Scarlatti's Restaurant, where Ezra works. Mrs. Scarlatti is like a mother to Ezra. Josiah Payson is Ezra's best friend.
6. Why was Ezra discharged from the Army?

Answer: Sleepwalking

Ezra admits to Mrs. Scarlatti that he sometimes knew he was sleepwalking, but continued to do it anyway so that he could return home and get out of the Army.
7. Who is Jenny's first husband?

Answer: Harley Baines

Jenny married Harley when she was still in college. Sam came second; he is the father of her child, Becky. She then marries Joe, who has many children of his own.
8. What is Jenny's occupation?

Answer: Doctor

Jenny works specifically with children. She always received straight A's, so everyone knew she would get a good job.
9. What is the name of Cody's child?

Answer: Luke

Ruth is Cody's wife, and Becky is Jenny's daughter. Luke runs away to Ezra after he hears Cody and Ruth arguing.
10. Where does Pearl live?

Answer: Baltimore, Maryland

The houses on the street where she lived all look the same. When Luke asks Cody how he knew which house was yours, Cody tells him that you just knew which house it was after going there so many times.
11. What habit do both Luke and Ezra have that annoy Cody?

Answer: Quitting Monopoly too easily

When Cody, Ezra, and Jenny were young, they used to play Monopoly. Ezra would quit too easily, put his palm up in the air in what Cody called an "old mannish way" and insist on quitting. Cody used to offer to loan him some money to keep the game going, but Ezra would just quit. Luke does the same thing one day playing Monopoly with his father.
12. When Cody talks to Beck at the very end of the book, Beck tells Cody that he came to their house, once. Why didn't Beck go in and return home then?

Answer: He saw Cody carefree and seemingly happy and decided they were better off without him.

Cody came outside to get the paper, and tossed it up in the air as he walked back inside. Beck decided that Cody must be happy, and decided his family didn't need him any more.
13. Pearl worked at Sweeney Brothers after Beck left her.

Answer: True

Pearl would wear her "WAC" hat to work so that it would look like she was only helping out Sweeney Brothers, she didn't actually need a job.
14. What was the one thing the Tull family could never do, much to Ezra's disappointment?

Answer: Finish a full meal together

Ezra's way of reaching out to people is by feeding them. His family never finished a meal in his restaurant because someone always stomped out and left partway through the meal.
15. Does Ezra ever get his full dinner at the Homesick Restaurant?

Answer: Yes

Beck came to Pearl's funeral when she died, just like she wanted. After the funeral, Ezra insists on a meal at his restaurant, much to Cody's dismay. They make it pretty far until Cody says something to anger his father about how Beck has never been around with them and isn't really a part of the family. One of the children chokes on food, and when that is settled, Beck is gone. The whole family goes out to look for him, so they can finally get their meal, except for Cody. Cody finally comes around after all these years of hating him and goes out to look for Beck, finds him, and persuades him to come back and finish the meal.

Thank you for taking my quiz. I hope you enjoyed "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant".
Source: Author bonanza22

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