A House Is Not a Home
Bihar Board · Class 9 · English
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See them allWho is the author of 'A House Is Not a Home'?
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Zan Gaudioso. This is an autobiographical story where the author narrates his own experiences as a teenager dealing with starting high school and losing his house in a fire.
What major challenges does the narrator face at the beginning of the story?
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The narrator feels awkward and isolated in his first year of high school. The school is twice as big as his old school, his closest friends went to a different high school, and he misses his old teach…
Describe the narrator's relationship with his cat.
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The narrator has a very close bond with his red tabby cat. He rescued her as a kitten, and she was always near him, lying on his papers while he did homework and purring loudly. The cat seemed to know…
How does the fire start and what happens when it is discovered?
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The fire starts on a cold, windy Sunday afternoon while the narrator is doing homework. They first notice smoke pouring through the ceiling seams, filling the room quickly. The family runs outside to …
Why does the narrator's mother run back into the burning house?
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The mother runs back to save her deceased husband's pictures and letters - the only things she had to remember the narrator's father by. The narrator's father had died when he was young, making these …
What prevents the narrator from following his mother into the burning house?
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A fireman holds the narrator back with a large hand. The fireman understands that the narrator isn't thinking logically and would run into danger if released. He wraps a blanket around the narrator an…
What realization devastates the narrator after the fire is put out?
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The narrator realizes he hasn't seen his cat and she is nowhere to be found. This realization, combined with the new school problems and the fire, causes him to break down completely. He cries uncontr…
What embarrassing situation does the narrator face at school the day after the fire?
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The narrator has to go to school wearing the dress he wore to church (looking weird), borrowed tennis shoes from his aunt (since his shoes burned in the fire), and he has no books, homework, or backpa…
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