View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Yuk say spoils the party?

2. What does the Sakane family have to sell?

3. What is the title of chapter eight?

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

5. Who does the schoolteacher say are citizens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Yuki's mother annoy her at the beginning of chapter five?

2. How do the Sakanes meet the Kurihara family?

3. Describe Yuki's brother Ken.

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

5. How do the government prepare for the evacuation?

6. Why is Yuki angry with her mother in the second chapter?

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

8. What is a Nisei Japanese American?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1940s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 607 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample