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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 does Yuki note is covered in dust?

2. What does Yuki notice about the water if it is left in the desert?

3. Who does Yuki receive a letter from?

4. Where is it prohibited for the internees to move to?

5. Who has been imprisoned in Montana now for nine months?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mr. Sakane experience in Montana?

2. Why does Yuki have to spend time in an unfamiliar in chapter twelve?

3. What bad news does Yuki hear about Emi in chapter twelve?

4. Summarize chapter 11.

5. How does Mr. Kurihara pass his time at the camp?

6. How does Ken's situation become better in chapter thirteen?

7. What good news do the family receive in chapter 15?

8. Why have so many people fallen ill?

9. Summarize chapter ten.

10. What are the rules of the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What problems do Yuki's generation face? How are the problems for Yuki's generation different to the problems her parents generation faced? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

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