A House Is Not a Home

It was a red tabby cat, The narrator had rescued it as a kitten, It would lie on his papers and purr

The story describes the cat as a red tabby that the narrator had rescued as a kitten. The cat would lie on his papers, purr loudly, and occasionally swat at his pen. It was very attached to him.

False

The fireman held the narrator back with a large hand and wouldn't let him go. He knew the narrator wasn't acting logically and would run into danger if released.

He had no shoes and had to borrow tennis shoes, His clothes looked weird, He had no books or homework, His backpack was gone

The narrator faced multiple problems: he had kicked off his shoes before the fire, so he had to borrow tennis shoes from his aunt. He was still wearing his church dress, had no books, homework, or backpack.

False

The narrator wanted to stay home from school, but his mother wouldn't hear of it. She insisted he go to school despite everything that had happened.