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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does each room have suspended from the ceiling?
(a) A light bulb.
(b) A hook.
(c) A torch.
(d) A Christmas tree.

2. What form of communication does Mrs. Sakane receive from her husband?
(a) An email.
(b) A letter.
(c) An sms.
(d) A telegram.

3. Who welcomes the internees to their new home?
(a) Army troops.
(b) Senator Kennedy.
(c) Boy scouts.
(d) The wives husbands.

4. Where is it prohibited for the internees to move to?
(a) The East Coast.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The West Coast.
(d) The North Coast.

5. What is the title of the twelfth chapter?
(a) The Unknown.
(b) Dust Storm.
(c) Cover Your Mouths.
(d) In Sickness and in Health.

6. Which character does Mr. Kurihara search the desert for arrowheads with?
(a) Emi.
(b) Yuki.
(c) Mr. Toda.
(d) Mrs. Sakane.

7. What is the title of chapter thirteen?
(a) Visitiing Hours.
(b) Never Again.
(c) A Last Visit.
(d) It That the Time.

8. Who becomes ill on the journey to Topaz?
(a) Ken.
(b) Mrs. Sakane.
(c) Emi.
(d) Yuki.

9. What does Yuki think of the desertland?
(a) Depressing.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Hell like.
(d) Beautiful.

10. What can the coupons be used to purchase?
(a) Personal items.
(b) Airplane tickets.
(c) Food and drink.
(d) American literature.

11. How do the authorities eliminate most of the dust?
(a) Concrete the camp.
(b) Set up a dust sucker.
(c) Build high walls.
(d) Gravel the roads.

12. Who does Yuki spend a lot of time visiting in chapter thirteen?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Emi.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Kurihara.
(d) Mr. Topa.

13. Which of the following inspects the camp before everyone leaves?
(a) Amnesty.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The UN.
(d) The FBI.

14. Which member of the family attempts to keep spirits up?
(a) Mrs. Sakane.
(b) Ken.
(c) Mr. Sakane.
(d) Yuki.

15. What is the title of chapter eleven?
(a) Tied Up.
(b) Death and Misery.
(c) A Farm House.
(d) A Home in the Desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is blowing through the camp when Yuki returns to her room?

2. What illness is Emi suffering from?

3. Who does Yuki hear has recently died?

4. Why do camp internees have to be in their quarters by 6.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.?

5. What does Yuki try to buy to eat in this chapter?

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