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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Sakanes' belongings loaded onto?
(a) A bus.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A truck.
(d) A helicopter.

2. What do the Sakanes' non Japanese friends express?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Love.
(c) Outrage.
(d) Racism.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Sakane doing when Mrs. Sakane calls the family in for dinner?

2. What is Tanforan surrounded by?

3. Which of the people who rang the Sakanes' doorbell remains at the house?

4. Who drives the family to San Francisco?

5. Who do the Sakanes' non-Japanese neighbors send protest letters to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize chapter eight.

2. Why do the Japanese have to sell their belongings so cheaply?

3. How do the Sakanes' friends react to Mr. Sakane's arrest?

4. How do Yuki's friends react to her when she returns to school?

5. What new role does Ken assume in chapter four?

6. Describe the camp at Tanforan.

7. How do the Sakane family prepare for the evacuation?

8. What is a Nisei Japanese American?

9. How does the Sakanes' non-Japanese neighbour help the family in chapter five?

10. Describe the Sakanes' new living space.

(see the answer keys)

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