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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. Which character does Mr. Kurihara search the desert for arrowheads with?

2. What does Mr. Sankana say the weather was like in Montana?

3. Who is Mr. Kurihara with when he dies?

4. What do the authorities issue to the adults once a month?

5. To where does Mr. Sakane say he is traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why have so many people fallen ill?

2. Describe the Sakanes' new accommodation.

3. What did Mr. Sakane experience in Montana?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Ken decide to join the army in chapter sixteen?

10. Describe Yuki's hospital visit in chapter twelve.

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

What are the arguments for and against putting the Japanese into camps in the 1940s? What is Uchida's opinion how the Japanese and how does she express them? Do you agree or disagree with Uchida?

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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