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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on April 21, 1942?
(a) Mr. Sakane dies.
(b) Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
(c) Ken proposes to his girlfriend.
(d) The evacuation is ordered.

2. What do the Japanese Americans have to do at 8 p.m. every night?
(a) Sing the American national anthem.
(b) Salute the American flag.
(c) Stay in their area.
(d) Report to the police station.

3. What does Mrs. Sakane do to keep the forced evacuation off her mind?
(a) Plays card.
(b) Goes on long walks.
(c) Cleans the house.
(d) Visits friends.

4. Who else other than the Nelsons come to visit the Sakane family?
(a) Mrs. Jamison.
(b) Mr. Gordon.
(c) Mrs. Gordon.
(d) Mr. Rogers.

5. What kind of bird is Old Salt?
(a) A crow.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A canary.

6. Which of Yuki's pets waits with her in the garden?
(a) Old Salt and the gray carp.
(b) Jack Frost and Pepper.
(c) Pepper and the gray carp.
(d) Old Salt and Pepper.

7. What is the title of chapter nine?
(a) A New Rumor.
(b) A Dirty Rumor.
(c) A Funny Rumor.
(d) An Old Rumor.

8. What prompts the two policeman to leave the Sakanes' house?
(a) A gun shot.
(b) A telephone call.
(c) A scream.
(d) A radio broadcast.

9. Who does Yuki give her canary to?
(a) Mr, Rogers.
(b) Mrs. Jamison.
(c) Mrs. Davison.
(d) Mr. Robertson.

10. What have the horse troughs been converted into?
(a) Baths.
(b) Drums.
(c) Sinks.
(d) Tables.

11. What reason have the authorities given for detaining Mr. Sakane?
(a) For political beliefs.
(b) For his recent contact with his homeland.
(c) Purposes of national security.
(d) For an unnamed crime.

12. What does Mrs. Sakane share with her friends?
(a) Her coffee.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her treats.
(d) Her magazines.

13. Who is Ken meeting in the waiting room?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His half brother.
(c) Friends from university.
(d) His school teacher.

14. Who has Emiko been brought up by?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) Her grandparents.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Her brothers.

15. Where does Mrs. Jamison's visit take place?
(a) The warden's room.
(b) Outside the camp gate.
(c) A waiting room.
(d) The Sakane's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where has Ken come back home?

2. What is the title of the sixth chapter?

3. What does Mrs. Sakane read everyday?

4. Who does Yuk say spoils the party?

5. What does Yuki notice have been painted onto the walls of the apartment?

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