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"Homeland" by John Jakes Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the first of two books by John Jakes about the Crowns, an immigrant family from Germany.

A multiple-choice quiz by helen295. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
helen295

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,679

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
171

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When Paul Crown rescues Frau Flusser from being attacked outside a Berlin department store, she lets him choose anything he wants from the store as a reward. What item does he choose? Hint

A globe

A camera

A scarf

A clock

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the ship on which Paul travels to America? Hint

Deutschland

Karlsruhe

Yucatan

Rheinland

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Question 3 of 10

3. Paul meets the journalist Michael Radcliffe at various key moments throughout the book. Which of these is not one of the places where he meets him? Hint

In Tampa, during the Spanish-American war

In Pullman, during the strikes of 1894

At the railyard in Berlin

At the Columbian Exposition in Chicago

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Question 4 of 10

4. Paul falls in love with Juliette Vanderhoff, who later marries another man. What is the name of the man she marries? Hint

Oskar Hexhammer

Strickland Welliver II

William Vann Elstree III

Jimmy Daws

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these characters is killed in the explosion at Crown's brewery? Hint

Tabor Jablonec

Benno Strauss

Wexford Rooney

Fritzi Crown

6. Paul's cousin, Joe Junior, runs away from home and travels to California. On the way, he sends various souvenirs to his mother to let her know that he's still alive. Which of these things does he not send? Hint

A small crate of oranges

A geode

Grains of wheat

A wooden alligator

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Question 7 of 10

7. For which motion picture company does Paul work as Chief Camera Operator? Hint

American National Luxograph of Chicago

American Vitagraph

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

The Kinetoscope Company

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the soldier who saves Paul from being eaten by land crabs in Cuba? Hint

Billy Bitzer

Carl Crown

Lieutenant Von Rike

Ott Person

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Question 9 of 10

9. Paul's original name was Pauli Kroner, which he changed to Paul Crown soon after arriving in Chicago, as he wanted to sound more American. However, throughout the second half of the book he is known by another nickname. What is his nickname? Hint

Dutch

King

Heine

P.C.

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the book Paul is reunited with an old friend, Harry Poland. Harry has written a song, which is becoming famous all over the country. What is the title of this song? Hint

The Blue and the Gray

Just Tell Them That You Saw Me

Ragtime Rose

On the Banks of the Wabash

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Paul Crown rescues Frau Flusser from being attacked outside a Berlin department store, she lets him choose anything he wants from the store as a reward. What item does he choose?

Answer: A globe

Paul chooses a globe because he likes to look at different countries and imagine what they are like. Later, when his work takes him around the world, he paints red dots onto the globe to mark each city he has visited.

2. What is the name of the ship on which Paul travels to America?

Answer: Rheinland

Paul leaves Berlin after his Aunt Lotte tells him she is suffering from tuberculosis and is afraid she will die. She sends him to live with her brother, Joe Crown, who owns a brewery in Chicago.

3. Paul meets the journalist Michael Radcliffe at various key moments throughout the book. Which of these is not one of the places where he meets him?

Answer: In Pullman, during the strikes of 1894

Paul first encounters the Russian freelance reporter Mikhail Rhukov in Berlin, then again at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 where he introduces Paul to the photographer Wexford Rooney.
When they meet for the third time in Tampa during the Spanish-American war, Mikhail has changed his name to Michael and is posing as an Englishman.

4. Paul falls in love with Juliette Vanderhoff, who later marries another man. What is the name of the man she marries?

Answer: William Vann Elstree III

Elstree is later murdered by Rose French, leaving Juliette free to marry Paul.

5. Which of these characters is killed in the explosion at Crown's brewery?

Answer: Benno Strauss

Benno Strauss is the leader of a group of socialists who work at Joe Crown's brewery. When Joe refuses to give in to their demands of better working conditions and a shorter working day, Benno plants a bomb in the brewery. However, things go badly wrong and Benno himself is killed.

Answer: A wooden alligator

Joe sends three grains of wheat from Kansas, half a geode from Denver and a box of candy oranges from California.

7. For which motion picture company does Paul work as Chief Camera Operator?

Answer: American National Luxograph of Chicago

After being taught the basic principles of photography by his friend Wexford Rooney, Paul is offered a job with Colonel Sidney Shadow's 'living picture' company, American National Luxograph, producing short films to be shown in music halls.

8. What is the name of the soldier who saves Paul from being eaten by land crabs in Cuba?

Answer: Ott Person

Ott (short for Othello) dies from yellow fever later in the story.

Answer: Dutch

Paul is given the name of Dutch by Wex Rooney, although Ott Person calls him Heine.

10. At the end of the book Paul is reunited with an old friend, Harry Poland. Harry has written a song, which is becoming famous all over the country. What is the title of this song?

Answer: Ragtime Rose

Paul first meets Harry Poland on the ship to America, when he is known by his real name of Herschel Wolinksi.
The other three titles are songs written by the composer Paul Dresser (1859-1906) who is one of the minor characters in the book.

Source: Author helen295

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