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Essay Topic 1

Shig’s mother tells him that anger and fighting change nothing. What does Shig’s mother tell him when he asks what he should do instead of fighting and being angry? What is gaman? How is gaman supposed to help a person in difficult times?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses historical details in the novel. How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about the Japanese internment imitate events from real life?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? Where does the author change the point of view? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 4

Yum-yum tries to be an obedient daughter...

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