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A House Is Not a Home

Meghalaya Board · Class 9 · English

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A teenage boy feeling isolated and awkward in a new, larger high school, while his old friends are at a different school. He looks small and out of place amidst a bustling school environment.
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Card 1Author and Background

Who is the author of 'A House Is Not a Home'?

Answer

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.

Card 2Initial Challenges

What major challenges does the narrator face at the beginning of the story?

Answer

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

Card 3Character Relationships

Describe the narrator's relationship with his cat.

Answer

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

Card 4The Fire Incident

How does the fire start and what happens when it is discovered?

Answer

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

Card 5The Fire Incident

Why does the narrator's mother run back into the burning house?

Answer

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

Card 6The Fire Incident

What prevents the narrator from following his mother into the burning house?

Answer

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

Card 7Loss and Grief

What realization devastates the narrator after the fire is put out?

Answer

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

Card 8School Challenges

What embarrassing situation does the narrator face at school the day after the fire?

Answer

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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