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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. To where are the authorities moving the internees?

2. What is the title of chapter thirteen?

3. What does Yuki envision when she hears the name Topaz?

4. Why does Yuki think the doctors will release Emi from hospital?

5. Why does Ken decide not to attend college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Yuka overhear the internees saying on their way to Utah?

3. What does Yuki think of the camp at Topaz?

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

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

6. Describe the Sakanes' new accommodation.

7. Summarize chapter 11.

8. Summarize chapter sixteen.

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

10. Why is Yuki upset in chapter ten?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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