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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 were the Japanese allowed to take per person when they were sent to internment camps?

2. How many stories tall is the department store where Keiko takes Henry after school in Chapter 24?

3. What type of cigarettes did Henry's father smoke?

4. What type of chair does Samantha sit in at the Japanese teahouse in Chapter 23?

5. What are Henry's neighbors watching on TV at the beginning of Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Chaz threatens Henry at lunch in Chapter 30?

2. When Henry takes Marty and Samantha to the basement of the Panama Hotel, how does Henry describe the place?

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

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

5. What do Henry's parents say when he brings them Public Proclamation 1?

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

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

8. In present time, how does Henry spend time with Sheldon during his Sunday afternoon visits?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Henry makes friends with Sheldon, a street musician. How does being outcasts help the two of them connect? Why do they have such a strong bond of friendship? How does that friendship affect them for the rest of their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Beatty supervises the lunchroom at Henry's elementary school. What type of woman does Mrs. Beatty seems to be? How do her actions reveal who she really is and what she thinks of Henry and Keiko?

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