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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. Why can Yuki not see Emi?

2. Who does Yuki hear has recently died?

3. Who does Yuki receive a letter from?

4. Who welcomes the internees to their new home?

5. What does Yuki have to do by herself while Emi is sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Kurihara die in chapter fourteen?

3. Why does Ken decide not to accept a place at university?

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

5. How does Yuki hear the government are moving the internees to Utah?

6. Summarize chapter twelve.

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

8. How does the camp begin to get better in chapter thirteen?

9. What did Mr. Sakane experience in Montana?

10. Why does Ken fall into depression in chapter ten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Yuki's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the person she is at the end.

1. What did Yuki hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Yuki's ideas about life?

3. How has Yuki's character changed by the end of the novel?

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