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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 illness is Emi suffering from?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) The flu.
(d) Tuberculosis.

2. Why does Ken decide not to attend college?
(a) He wants to take advantage of the camp's free education.
(b) He has to help the family move.
(c) He wants to marry.
(d) He wants to get a job.

3. What is blowing through the camp when Yuki returns to her room?
(a) Rain.
(b) Stones.
(c) Snow.
(d) Dust.

4. Why do people feel queasy at the camp?
(a) The low altitude.
(b) The high altitude.
(c) The hot sun.
(d) The cold weather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Toda tells about Mr. Kurihara's death?

2. What is the Sakane's building covered with?

3. What is scarce on the camp?

4. What does Mr. Sankana say the weather was like in Montana?

5. What does the camp organize to help the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ken decide not to accept a place at university?

2. Summarize chapter ten.

3. What did Mr. Sakane experience in Montana?

4. Summarize chapter sixteen.

5. How does Mr. Kurihara die in chapter fourteen?

6. What are the rules of the camp?

7. How does the camp begin to get better in chapter thirteen?

8. How does life at the camp start to become better for the Sakane family?

9. How does Mr. Kurihara pass his time at the camp?

10. How does Ken's situation become better in chapter thirteen?

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