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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ishmael Chambers is a
(a) A judge
(b) Local reporter
(c) A bailiff
(d) A juror
2. Horace Whaley testifies that the cut to Carl's hand was
(a) Minor and irrelevant
(b) Obviously from a knife
(c) A very recent event
(d) An old wound
3. When his arm was amputated, Ishmael's anger seems to be directed toward
(a) His mother
(b) The army
(c) Hatsue
(d) The pharmacist
4. Perhaps Kabuo's worst lingering memory of the war was
(a) Shooting a child
(b) The German atrocities
(c) Storming the beach
(d) His best friend's death
5. Ishmael believes his love for Hatsue is
(a) Preordained
(b) A mistake
(c) Immoral
(d) Frightening
Short Answer Questions
1. Nels Gundersson gets Horace Whaley to admit that
2. As a coroner, Horace Whaley
3. Land leased by Miyamoto was to go to Kabuo when
4. Prior to the battle at Tarawa, Ishmael's attitude toward the war was somewhat
5. Life at Manzanar is
Short Essay Questions
1. When the aging Ole finally sold his farm, to whom did he sell it?
2. Why does Kabuo's demeanor seem cold and hard?
3. Why does Hatsue ignore Ishmael at school?
4. What kind of lawyer is Nels Gudmundsson?
5. What interrupts the Miyamotos' purchase of seven acres of the Heines' property
6. In most of the anecdotes of snow-related catastrophes on the island, Guterson uses the opportunity to remind us of the folksy nature of this small-town community. Identify some of those instances.
7. Discuss the ironies of the war activities Ishmael was involved in when he was injured.
8. What has caused Ishmael Chambers to be so cynical?
9. Why would Horace Whaley even consider that someone of Japanese descent had hit Carl Heine in the head?
10. We learn that Carl Heine is a precise, organized and capable man. Can you think of a reason that the author is giving us such a detailed description of a deceased person?
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