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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. Where does Mrs. Jamison's visit take place?

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

3. Who has Emiko been brought up by?

4. What do the people in the camp wear around their nose and mouth?

5. In what does Ken invest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ken depressed in chapter eight?

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

3. Describe the Kurihara family.

4. Describe the camp at Tanforan.

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

6. Summarize chapter five.

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

8. How does Ken's friend Jim help the Sakane family in chapter six?

9. Summarize chapter seven.

10. What does Mrs. Sakane do with the food she receives from the Jamisons?

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

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's life. In what way is her life and personality is reflected in the book? Could she have written such a book without firsthand experience?

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