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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. What reason have the authorities given for detaining Mr. Sakane?

2. Where does Mr. Sakane have to accompany the police?

3. What happens on April 21, 1942?

4. Where does Mr. Sakane say the authorities are sending him to?

5. In what state is the Army Internment Camp located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Sakanes' new living space.

2. Why do the internees at the camp wear bandannas?

3. Describe Yuki's brother Ken.

4. What do the Sakane family do while waiting for Mr. Sakane to arrive home?

5. Why can Japanese people not go to university on the West Coast?

6. Describe the Kurihara family.

7. What does the FBI officer tell people who phone the Sakane house?

8. How does Mrs. Sakane try to make the best of a bad situation in chapter six?

9. What bad news do the Sakanes hear at the end of chapter three?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Journey to Topaz in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the third person?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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