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Author: Nasir Iqbal | Assistant Professor of English Literature


Updated on: November 14, 2025
Estimated Reading Time: 16 min

Home MCQs

1. What were the children initially looking for in the farmland?

A. Hidden money
B. Crawl space
C. Old barn
D. Wild animals

B. Crawl space.
The children found an animal’s dug-out crawl space and crawled through high grass to investigate.

2. What stood fifty yards away, rearing up like men?

A. Fighting men
B. Wild bulls
C. Fighting horses
D. Large trees

C. Fighting horses.
They saw a rust-colored horse and a black horse standing up and striking each other like men.

3. What object revealed the victim’s black foot to the children?

A. Deep pit
B. Shovel pile
C. Wheelbarrow
D. Old rug

C. Wheelbarrow.
The men pulled a body from a wheelbarrow and threw it into the waiting hole in the ground.

4. What color was the victim’s foot sole as it was being driven into the grave?

A. Dark brown
B. Creamy pink
C. Dusty gray
D. Bloody red

B. Creamy pink.
The black foot had a creamy pink and mud-streaked sole before a spade drove it down into the grave.
5. What does Frank say he truly forgot about later?

A. The horses
B. The burial
C. The fear
D. The voices

B. The burial.
Frank states clearly that he forgot about the burial and only remembered the beautiful, brutal horses.

6. What letter spurred Frank’s urgent escape plan?

A. Army orders
B. Sister’s death
C. Hospital bill
D. Lily’s message

B. Sister’s death.
A letter closing his throat read: “Come fast. She be dead if you tarry,” prompting his frantic escape.

7. What did Frank try to concentrate on as a neutral object?

A. Ice cube
B. Blank paper
C. Oak chair
D. Train tracks

D. Train tracks.
Everything else stirred painful memories, so he finally settled on endless, starless train tracks for indifference.

8. What items were left hanging in Frank’s locker?

A. Cuffs and shoes
B. Hospital gown
C. Pants and jacket
D. Shirt and laces

C. Pants and jacket.
They had taken his shirt and laced boots, but left his pants and army jacket hanging in the locker.

9. What did Reverend Locke say the hospital sold?

A. Old equipment
B. Drug secrets
C. Dead bodies
D. Patient data

C. Dead bodies.
Locke mumbled that the hospital sold a lot of bodies to the medical school, usually the dead poor.
10. Where did Frank remember ripening painful memories?

A. Central City
B. Fort Lawton
C. Bus station
D. The bar

B. Fort Lawton.
Frank’s free-floating rage and self-loathing returned, along with memories ripened at Fort Lawton.

11. What was the only item Frank had left in his pocket after cleaning up?

A. CIB medal
B. A quarter
C. Bus ticket
D. Lily’s money

A. CIB medal.
After shaving and cleaning up, Frank rummaged through his pockets, finding only his Combat Infantryman Badge medal.

12. What did Reverend Locke warn Frank about regarding the North?

A. Cold weather
B. High prices
C. Custom dangerous
D. Strict police

C. Custom dangerous.
Locke warned Frank that custom in the North is just as real as law and can be just as dangerous.

13. What sight signaled Frank’s impending violent/destructive “break”?

A. Loud noises
B. Draining color
C. Extreme cold
D. Loss of appetite

B. Draining color.
If the signs of draining color gave notice, he knew he had time to hurry up and hide.

14. What was stuck to the train window after the riot incident?

A. Muddy handprints
B. Egg yolks
C. Train smoke
D. Bloody snow

B. Egg yolks.
A waiter pointed out the egg yolks stuck like phlegm to the window from the crowd outside yelling.
15. Who was Frank’s unexpected seat partner on the train to Chicago?

A. Silent husband
B. Young woman
C. Army porter
D. Zoot-suited man

D. Zoot-suited man.
Frank’s seat partner was a small man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and pale blue zoot suit.

16. What kind of diner did the waiter recommend near the station?

A. Friendly cafe
B. Booker’s diner
C. Hotel dining
D. YMCA hall

B. Booker’s diner.
The waiter, Taylor, recommended Booker’s diner, noting it was close to the station and cheap to eat at.

17. What was Billy Watson’s occupation, though he was on strike?

A. Steel worker
B. Porter
C. Carpenter
D. Day laborer

A. Steel worker.
Billy told Frank he worked in steel, but since they were on strike, he took any daywork he could get.

18. How did Thomas, Billy’s son, injure his arm?

A. Football injury
B. Factory accident
C. Drive-by cop
D. Childhood fall

C. Drive-by cop.
Thomas was shot by a rookie cop while playing with a cap pistol on the sidewalk, injuring his arm.

19. What subject was Thomas, the boy with the injured arm, exceptionally skilled in?

A. Math whiz
B. Civics
C. Geography
D. English

A. Math whiz.
The bad arm kept Thomas indoors and in the classroom, where he became a math whiz winning competitions.
20. What did Thomas say he wanted to be when he grew up?

A. A math teacher
B. A man
C. A rich builder
D. A soldier

B. A man.
When Frank asked what he wanted to be, the eleven-year-old Thomas simply turned and replied, “A man”.

21. What object did Frank see the zoot-suited man’s outline in while sleeping at Billy’s?

A. Bedroom door
B. Wall mirror
C. Window shades
D. Bedside lamp

C. Window shades.
Frank woke to a sound and saw the unmistakable outline of the small zoot-suited man in the light frame.

22. What did the police officer notice pinned to Frank’s breast pocket?

A. Rank insignia
B. Army patch
C. Service medal
D. Name tag

C. Service medal.
During the random search, the younger officer noticed Frank’s CIB medal pinned to his breast pocket.

23. What was Frank’s sister Ycidra named after?

A. Mama’s sister
B. Sweet music
C. Famous relative
D. Bible verse

B. Sweet music.
Mama thought the woman ahead of her’s name sounded like music, naming her daughter Ycidra.

24. Where did Lenore believe decent women should deliver babies?

A. At home
B. In hospitals
C. Near church
D. On the road

A. At home.
Lenore believed decent women delivered babies at home, unlike street women or pròstitutes who went to hospitals.
25. What material did Ida collect in the day for one of her jobs?

A. Picking cotton
B. Lumber chips
C. Used rags
D. Fresh corn

A. Picking cotton.
Ida worked picking cotton or other crops during the day, alongside sweeping lumber shacks in the evening.

26. Why did the children Frank, Mike, and Stuff want to enlist in the army?

A. Earn money
B. Prove bravery
C. Escape Lotus
D. Serve the country

C. Escape Lotus.
Frank hated Lotus, and the three boys couldn’t wait to get out and away from the suffocating place.

27. What specific part of Lily’s body did Frank find vulnerable and beautiful?

A. Knockout face
B. Backs of knees
C. Slight paunch
D. Curled hair

B. Backs of knees.
Frank stared at the backs of her knees as her dress rose, finding that seldom noticed flesh ooo-so-vulnerable.

28. What did Frank call the feeling of being with Lily that folded away his nightmares?

A. Soft peace
B. The kingdom
C. Safe harbor
D. Real world

B. The kingdom.
Frank referred to the sexual relationship as “entering what he called the kingdom between her legs”.

29. What previous job did Lily hold before working at the dry cleaners?

A. Cleaning woman
B. Seamstress/wardrobe
C. Waitress
D. Factory worker

B. Seamstress/wardrobe.
Lily worked as a seamstress/wardrobe person at the Skylight Studio, which was a financial promotion.
30. What prevented Lily from buying the house she wanted?

A. High price
B. Financial lack
C. Racial restrictions
D. Bad location

C. Racial restrictions.
The real estate agent showed her stapled papers outlining explicit racial restrictions on the property conveyance.

31. What was Frank’s explanation for his lack of goals when Lily questioned him?

A. Stay alive
B. Travel far
C. Find peace
D. Make money

A. Stay alive.
When questioned about his future, Frank replied that he wanted to “Stay alive,” which Lily took as war trauma.

32. What was Lily doing when Frank bolted from the church convention?

A. Singing hymns
B. Piling chicken
C. Talking to friends
D. Watching kids

B. Piling chicken.
They were standing at a food table piling seconds of fried chicken onto their plates when Frank suddenly ran.

33. What item did Lily hide away after Frank left for Georgia?

A. Army jacket
B. Bankbook
C. Dog tags
D. Old letters

C. Dog tags.
Lily picked up his dog tags left on the bathroom sink and hid them next to her bankbook in a drawer.

34. What was the clear sign Lily received after Frank departed?

A. Cold weather
B. Found change
C. Real money
D. Quiet house

C. Real money.
Finding a change purse full of coins seemed like a clear sign; in Frank’s empty space, real money glittered.
35. What was the name of the man Cee ran off with from Lotus?

A. Principal
B. Luther
C. Prince
D. Shepherd

A. Principal.
The good-looking visitor from Atlanta was named Principal, although he called himself Prince.

36. What item was the man who called himself Prince most interested in acquiring from Cee’s family?

A. An automobile
B. Wedding rings
C. House deeds
D. Extra money

A. An automobile.
Cee later learned that Principal (Prince) had actually married her primarily to gain access to the family’s Ford.

37. What condition led Dr. Scott’s daughters to be placed in a home?

A. Epilepsy
B. Smallpox
C. Cephalitis
D. Polio

C. Cephalitis.
Sarah told Cee the daughters were in a home because they both suffered from cephalitis, resulting in large heads.

38. What motivated Frank’s intense violence in the fight near the feed store?

A. Personal delight
B. Defending self
C. Korean memories
D. Stopping women

A. Personal delight.
Frank found a wild joy and thrill in the fight, noting that this violence was personal in its delight.

39. What was the fate of the horses sold from the old stud farm in Lotus?

A. New owner
B. Slaughterhouse
C. Went wild
D. Used for farming

B. Slaughterhouse.
Salem and Fish Eye confirmed that the horses were sold to a slaughterhouse, where they were eaten as meat.
40. What did Frank have to beat away from Mike’s frozen body after he died?

A. Other men
B. Black birds
C. Wild dogs
D. Cold snow

B. Black birds.
Frank had to beat away pairs of black birds, aggressive as bombers, from Mike’s body, which had frozen urine.

41. What did Stuff ask Frank to do after his arm was blasted off?

A. Find help
B. Locate arm
C. Call mother
D. Stop fighting

B. Locate arm.
Frank helped Stuff locate the severed arm, which was found twenty feet away, half buried in the snow.

42. What did Frank initially assume was making the crackling sound in the bamboo stands?

A. The enemy
B. A dog
C. A tiger
D. A large bird

C. A tiger.
Frank heard a crackling sound and first figured it was a tiger roaming the hills, but nobody had seen one.

43. What Korean word did the scavenging girl say that Frank recalled?

A. Mama
B. Help me
C. Yum-yum
D. Soldier

C. Yum-yum.
As the relief guard approached, the girl raised up and said something in Korean that sounded like “Yum-yum”.

44. What was the scavenging girl clutching in her hand after she was shot?

A. K-ration refuse
B. Piece of meat
C. Rotting orange
D. Old doll

C. Rotting orange.
After the guard blew her away, the girl’s hand remained in the trash, clutching a spotted, rotting orange.
4s. What did Frank confess to? he actually shot the Korean girl.

A. Disobeyed orders
B. Aroused him
C. Stole supplies
D. Protected friends

B. Aroused him.
Frank confessed he couldn’t let her live after she took him down to a place inside him he hadn’t known existed.

46. How did Frank cover his guilt and shame over the Korean child for months?

A. Heavy drinking
B. Big-time mourning
C. Constant running
D. Keeping busy

B. Big-time mourning.
He used his intense suffering and mourning for his dead buddies to keep the Korean child hidden.

47. What terrible decision did a father force upon his son at the dogfights?

A. Fight dogs
B. Kill him
C. Leave town
D. Take punishment

B. Kill him.
The boy told veterans that he and his father were forced to fight each other until one died.

48. What did the women who healed Cee believe was the biggest lesson?

A. Trust doctors
B. Be polite
C. Stay awake
D. Blame Lenore

C. Stay awake.
They taught Cee that misery doesn’t call ahead, so she must “stay awake” to avoid harm.

49. What extreme measure did the women suggest for the final stage of Cee’s healing?

A. Sun-smacked
B. Herbal bath
C. Fasting
D. Long prayers

A. Sun-smacked.
Cee had to spend an hour a day with her legs spread open to the sun for a permanent cure.
50. What words did Frank paint on the wooden marker he placed at the grave of the stranger?

A. Unknown Soldier
B. Here Lies Peace
C. True Warrior
D. Here Stands A Man

D. Here Stands A Man.
Frank placed a sanded piece of wood, secured with a nail, inscribed with the words, “Here Stands A Man”.

Brief Overview

Home is a novel by Toni Morrison, published in 2012. The novel focuses on how its characters navigate the harsh racial injustices of the 1950s to find healing, personal identity, and a true sense of home.

The story centers on Frank Money, a Korean War veteran suffering from deep mental pain and PTSD. He escapes from a hospital called the “crázy ward” in the North. Frank rushes home to Lotus, Georgia, because his younger sister, Cee, is in urgent danger.

Frank has loud, bad memories of the Korean War. Kind strangers help him travel south on buses and trains. He faces racism and violence on his way and struggles to stay sober because of his painful past.

Cee had left home and found work for Dr. Scott in Atlanta. The doctor performed harmful, secret medical procedures on her. A housekeeper named Sarah helps Frank find Cee. Frank rescues his sister, who is very ill from the experiments.

Back in Lotus, Miss Ethel Fordham and other neighborhood women help heal Cee. Cee accepts that she cannot have children because of the doctor’s actions. Cee learns she must become a strong person who does not need saving. Frank finally reveals his worst secret: he killed a small Korean girl during the war.

Frank and Cee then bury the bones of a man they saw buried in a field when they were children. They mark the grave with a piece of wood that reads, “Here Stands A Man.” The brother and sister return home together, finally finding peace.

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