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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 receive a letter from?

2. What does Mrs. Sakane make outside her apartment?

3. What do the internees wear to stop the dust from effecting them?

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

5. What form of communication does Mrs. Sakane receive from her husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Discuss how Yuki's time in the camp affected one of the following areas in her life.

1. Education.

2. Social life.

3. Family life.

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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