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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Naomi accused of throwing down into an outhouse?
(a) A kitten.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) A puppy.

2. How do Uncle and Obasan greet each other at their reunification?
(a) They shook hands.
(b) They kissed one another.
(c) They bowed to one another.
(d) They hugged one another.

3. Who from Slocan is actively trying to keep their community together?
(a) Nakayama-sensei.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Rough Lock Bill.
(d) Obasan.

4. What animal does Naomi witness having its throat slashed by a group of schoolboys?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A cow.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

5. How does Stephen spend his time at Grandmother Nakane's funeral?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sulking.
(c) Praying.
(d) Drawing.

6. When Naomi's family is relocated from Slocan, what type of farm do they live on?
(a) A beet farm.
(b) A potato farm.
(c) A hog farm.
(d) A cabbage farm.

7. When Stephen is going to fight the two boys who are calling him names at school, who intervenes to stop the conflict?
(a) A missionary woman.
(b) A young Japanese boy.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) A priest.

8. What type of Indian is the star in Rough Lock's story?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A brave.
(c) A squaw.
(d) A chief.

9. When Stephen wins a music award, through which continent does he travel on a tour?
(a) Through Europe.
(b) Through America.
(c) Through Asia.
(d) Through Africa.

10. What religious ceremony is conducted during the family's goodbye party?
(a) Profession of faith.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Communion.
(d) A baptism.

11. What did Rough Lock say the last Indian's voice sounded like?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) A horse whinnying.
(c) A bird chirping.
(d) An eagle soaring.

12. What is the name of the bluff that Naomi and her school friends climb?
(a) Mickey's bluff.
(b) Minnie's bluff.
(c) Daffy's bluff.
(d) Pluto's bluff.

13. Which of the following characters does NOT come to say goodbye to the Nakane family when they move?
(a) Saito-ojisan
(b) Reiko.
(c) Nomura-obasan.
(d) Nakayama-sensei.

14. When Naomi remembers the chicks of her childhood, what does she contemplate about them?
(a) Why they were eaten by the family.
(b) Why they changed color.
(c) Why they couldn't fly.
(d) Why they grew up.

15. What is the name of Mr. Barker's daughter?
(a) Pansy.
(b) Polly.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Penny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the family NOT allowed to bring with them when they move from Slocan?

2. Who does Naomi dream is attempting to communicate with her?

3. On the day that the family makes their move from Slocan, which family member disappears in the night?

4. When the family is relocated, where is Father asked to report?

5. Who tells the children that Grandfather Nakane has died?

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