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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 28, how long has Henry, Marty, and Samantha been searching the basement of the Panama Hotel?

3. What type of lamp lights the Sheldon's room at the beginning of Chapter 40?

4. How much taller is Henry than Chaz in Chapter 45?

5. What is the name of the nursing home where Henry visits Sheldon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry expect to find in the kitchen in Chapter 34, and what does he find?

2. How does Mrs. Beatty help Henry smuggle in the gifts for Keiko?

3. What tradition does Henry cherish at the beginning of Chapter 23?

4. Why does Henry agree to go to China in Chapter 45?

5. How are restrictions lifted in the camp for the Japanese in Chapter 44?

6. What does Henry buy for Keiko in Chapter 35?

7. How does Chaz look when Henry saw him in Chapter 45?

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

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

10. How many times has Henry heard Oscar Holden play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry enjoys jazz music. How does Henry begin listening to jazz music? What does Henry enjoy about jazz music, and how is that music a comfort to him his entire life?

Essay Topic 2

Henry and Keiko experience racism. What instances of racism are there in the novel? How does that treatment affect the them, their families, and people they know?

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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