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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 does Yuki's mother say is not available?

2. Who does Yuki want to take with her to the camp?

3. What does Mr. Sakane want to change into?

4. What it is the title of the fifth chapter?

5. What is Mr. Toda doing with his friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Sakanes meet the Kurihara family?

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

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

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

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

7. What news is the catalyst for destroying the Sakane family's life?

8. How does Mr. Sakane react when the police arrive to arrest him?

9. Describe the Kurihara family.

10. Summarize chapter five.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Uchida ends the novel like she does? How else do you think she could have ended the novel? What meaning would that new ending have given the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Japanese and American culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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