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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Henry go back to school in Chapter 30?

2. Before Pearl Harbor, how long had the war in China with the Japanese been going on?

3. How old is Keiko's brother in Chapter 25?

4. What is Sheldon playing when Henry finds him in Chapter 35?

5. Where does Henry leave a note for his mother explaining his plans to go to Idaho?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are leftovers dealt with in the lunchroom where Keiko and Henry work at their school?

2. What is the dessert that Samantha makes for Henry in Chapter 33, and why is it so special?

3. How does Chaz look when Henry saw him in Chapter 45?

4. What happens when Chaz threatens Henry at lunch in Chapter 30?

5. Why does Henry agree to go to China in Chapter 45?

6. Why doesn't Henry spend the money he makes helping Mrs. Beatty at Camp Harmony?

7. How are restrictions lifted in the camp for the Japanese in Chapter 44?

8. What is waiting for Henry when he returns from Idaho in Chapter 43?

9. How does Mrs. Beatty help Henry smuggle in the gifts for Keiko?

10. How many times has Henry heard Oscar Holden play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father-son relationships is a theme in the novel. How is the relationship that Henry has with his father different from the relationship that his son has with him? How does culture and what is going on in the world affect those relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Henry is often caught between worlds. What different worlds is Henry caught between from the time he is a child until he is an adult? What different ways does he cope with those worlds and how do they affect the man, husband, and father that he becomes?

Essay Topic 3

Henry learns to think for himself in 1942. How do the events that Henry experiences in 1942 help him to grow up and mature? How do those experiences affect him all his life?

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