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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. When Henry visits the camp in Idaho, about how many Japanese are interred there?

2. What color is worn to Chinese funerals in Chapter 43?

3. What does Henry pretend at the beginning of Chapter 30?

4. What day of the week does Henry go back to school in Chapter 30?

5. Where are Henry and Marty waiting at the beginning of Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Henry's father get his education?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Henry's father give him in Chapter 30, and what does Henry do with it?

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

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

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 has an ume tree in his back yard. What did the tree symbolize for Henry and for his father? How did each man's perspective on life affect how they viewed the tree and why they each kept such a tree?

Essay Topic 3

Henry is only supposed to speak English at home. Why do his parents insist that he speak English, not Cantonese? Does that seem strange in view of the fact that Henry's father tells him that he will be sent to China for the rest of his education?

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