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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. Who is Ken meeting in the waiting room?

2. What does Yuki wish her mother did with the treats?

3. How does Yuki say Mrs. Sakane always acts toward strangers?

4. In what city is the Civil Control Station located?

5. What does Yuki notice have been painted onto the walls of the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yuki state as her like and dislikes in the opening chapter?

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

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

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

5. Describe Yuki's brother Ken.

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

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

8. What is a Nisei Japanese American?

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

10. Summarize chapter five.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Yuki's life.

1. Her father.

2. Her mother.

3. Ken.

4. Mrs. Jamison.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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