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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. What grade is Henry in in Chapter 6?

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

3. What color upholstered chairs does Henry see workers throwing out the window of the Nippon Kan in Chapter 9?

4. How old is the tree that Henry is pruning in Chapter 19?

5. Where does Henry go to college for a time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Keiko look like?

2. Why are Saturdays special to Henry in Chapter 7?

3. What does Henry see when he goes into the basement of the Panama Hotel?

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

5. What does Keiko wear when she met Henry outside the Black Elks Club?

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

7. Where did Henry get the plum tree that he planted when Marty was born?

8. What does Henry decide when he wonders if Ethel would approve of his digging into the past?

9. Why does Henry feel a quiet relief that his wife is gone?

10. How does Henry remember the way that Ethel dealt with hair loss from her cancer treatments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry and Keiko are the only Asian students at Rainier school. Why are they the only Asian students and how does that affect their experiences at school? Why do they put up with the difficulties in order to attend the school?

Essay Topic 2

Henry tries to help the Okabes when they are ordered to evacuate. In what ways does Henry attempt to help the Okabes? Is he able to help them in any way? How do his efforts give the family hope?

Essay Topic 3

Both Henry's father and Mr. Okabe make sacrifices for their children. What sacrifices do the two men make? Are those sacrifices based upon what is best for their children or upon what they see as being best for their children? How do the sacrifices they make affect their children?

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