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Homecoming Trivia Quiz

This test is based on the book "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt.

A multiple-choice quiz by flutist12. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
flutist12

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
197

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the town where Momma abandoned her children? Hint

Provincetown

Peewauket

New Haven

Milwaukee

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Tillerman was known for being especially smart? Hint

Dicey

James

Maybeth

Sammy

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Question 3 of 10

3. While the Tillerman children were in Rockland State Park, what did Sammy do that Dicey didn't like? Hint

He rode his bike without telling her where he was going.

He fished in the lake.

He stole bags of food and a wallet.

He ran around screaming and started kicking trash cans.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who helped the Tillerman children get to Bridgeport? Hint

Father Joseph

Tom and Jerry

Windy and Stewart

Grandma Tillerman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cousin Eunice wanted Maybeth to become a doctor.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did Tom and Jerry help the Tillerman children? Hint

They helped the children fix Maybeth's arm.

They gave the children bikes.

They took the children across the Cheasepeake Bay.

They gave the children a dog.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the main reason Dicey decided to work for Mr. Rudyard? Hint

Dicey thought working on a farm would be fun.

Because he helped the children.

So she could get more money.

He told them if they worked for him, he wold take them to Crisfield.

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Mr. Rudyard found the children at the circus, who did he say the children were, to Will and Clarie (Will and Claire worked at the circus)? Hint

His maids

His sister's children

His cousins

His foster children

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the end of the book, what did Grandma Tillerman tell the kids to call her? Hint

Ralph

Grandmama

Grandma Tillerman

Gram

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Question 10 of 10

10. Grandma ended up keeping the children.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the town where Momma abandoned her children?

Answer: Peewauket

Momma drove her children away from their home in Provincetown to a mall in Peewauket. She left the children in the car there and never came back.

2. Which Tillerman was known for being especially smart?

Answer: James

In the book, it says James gets A's in school. In Crisfield, James was put in classes for smart students. They called it the accelerated section.

3. While the Tillerman children were in Rockland State Park, what did Sammy do that Dicey didn't like?

Answer: He stole bags of food and a wallet.

Sammy stole bags of food and once he stole a wallet. When Dicey found out Sammy stole a wallet, she and Sammy went to go return it to its owner. But then she heard people coming, and just placed the wallet on the ground where Sammy found it.

4. Who helped the Tillerman children get to Bridgeport?

Answer: Windy and Stewart

Windy and Stewart met the children in New Haven and Stewart drove them from there to Bridgeport. The children didn't meet Tom or Jerry until later when they went to Crisfield.

5. Cousin Eunice wanted Maybeth to become a doctor.

Answer: False

Cousin Eunice thought she might have been able to help Maybeth become a nun.

6. How did Tom and Jerry help the Tillerman children?

Answer: They took the children across the Cheasepeake Bay.

The children took a bus to Annapolis and knew that they had to cross the Chesapeake Bay to get to Crisfield. Luckily, the children found Tom and Jerry, who offered them a ride on a sailboat across the bay.

7. What was the main reason Dicey decided to work for Mr. Rudyard?

Answer: So she could get more money.

Dicey had money before they worked for Mr. Rudyard, but she wanted to save most of that money so they could get back to Bridgeport if they had to. Dicey needed more money for them to go to Crisfield. But the children didn't like Mr. Rudyard, and ran away from him before he actually paid them for their work.

8. When Mr. Rudyard found the children at the circus, who did he say the children were, to Will and Clarie (Will and Claire worked at the circus)?

Answer: His foster children

After the children left his house, Mr. Rudyard went searching for them. He found them at the circus, and told Will and Claire, who worked at the circus, that the children were his foster kids. Fortunately, Will and Claire didn't let Mr. Rudyard take the children.

9. At the end of the book, what did Grandma Tillerman tell the kids to call her?

Answer: Gram

Sammy asks their grandma what they should call her and she tells them to call her gram.

10. Grandma ended up keeping the children.

Answer: True

Grandma threw the letter she wrote to Cousin Eunice in the lake. This letter stated that she was going to send the kids back to her.

Source: Author flutist12

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