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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 In a Stranger's Backyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman do with the cat since pets are not permitted at the internment camp?
(a) She lets it run away.
(b) She gives it to the neighbor.
(c) She takes it to a shelter.
(d) She gives it to their minister.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of the family's house when they see it again?
(a) Ransacked.
(b) Disrepair.
(c) Neglected.
(d) Tidy.

3. The boy often fantasizes about ______________________.
(a) having a Coca-Cola.
(b) going to the moon.
(c) being a pirate.
(d) playing baseball.

4. What does the boy often watch with his sister?
(a) Volleyball games.
(b) Sunsets.
(c) Puppet shows.
(d) The guards.

5. When the boy's sister comes in at night she smells like __________________.
(a) beer.
(b) horses.
(c) cigarettes.
(d) after-shave lotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news arrives via telegram one day?

2. The mother reminds the children that many Japanese families have lost their ______________.

3. Where is the father at this point in time?

4. What does the girl see in the moonlight when she looks out the train window?

5. What does the girl throw out the train window?

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