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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 does Henry eat for breakfast with the Ojabe family in Idaho?

2. Where is Marty at the beginning of Chapter 34?

3. In Chapter 25 how many bathhouses are in the Panama Hotel?

4. What type of computer bulletin board does Mary run at college?

5. What is the chandelier made from at the entrance of the nursing home where Sheldon lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sheldon take Henry into the Japanese section after the families are deported?

2. How are leftovers dealt with in the lunchroom where Keiko and Henry work at their school?

3. How does Marty know that the sketchbooks they find in Chapter 28 belong to Henry's friend?

4. What is waiting for Henry when he returns from Idaho in Chapter 43?

5. Why is Dr. Luke at Henry's home when he returns in Chapter 38?

6. What does Henry's father tell Henry when he is dying?

7. What does Samantha plan to have for dinner at the end of Chapter 29?

8. Why doesn't Henry spend the money he makes helping Mrs. Beatty at Camp Harmony?

9. What is the dessert that Samantha makes for Henry in Chapter 33, and why is it so special?

10. Why does Keiko's father volunteer to go ahead to Camp Minidoka in Idaho?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Henry searches the belongings in the basement of the Panama Hotel. What Is Henry searching for? How does he hope that sorting through the belongings will help him with the emptiness he has felt since his wife died?

Essay Topic 3

Henry makes a comment that we was always able to find the sweet among the bitter. In what ways is Henry able to find the sweet in life even when things are bad? How does that attitude affect his life and how he survives the experiences he has in his life?

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