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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. At the beginning of Chapter 18, where does Henry spend the afternoon?

2. What awakens Henry at the beginning of Chapter 21?

3. What year does Henry visit the Panama Hotel for the first time?

4. When Henry writes his name on a list at the Panama Hotel, what name does he write?

5. In Chapter 7, how much bigger is Japantown than Chinatown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Keiko want to meet Henry in Chapter 20?

2. What does Henry take to Ethel's gravesite in Chapter 10?

3. How wis Keiko's mother interested in art?

4. Why is Marty worried about introducing Samantha to his father?

5. Why does Henry drop out of college when he's younger, and what does he do after dropping out?

6. What is the Sea Fortune Restaurant?

7. Why does Marty come to see Henry in Chapter 18?

8. Why are Chaz and his father at Henry's home when Henry arrives in Chapter 20?

9. What are Executive Orders, and which Executive Orders does Henry's father discuss with him in Chapter 15?

10. What does Henry find in a large leather suitcase with a clear Lucite handle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry's father is pleased to think that the Japanese will be moved from the area. Why is Henry's father pleased to think the Japanese will be moved away? Why does he think that will be a benefit to him and to his fellow Chinese? What does he believe he will gain?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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