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

2. Which family is positioned near the Sakane family?

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

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

5. What can the internees not do regularly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize chapter thirteen.

3. Why have so many people fallen ill?

4. How are the conditions at the camp continuing to improve in chapter fourteen?

5. Summarize chapter twelve.

6. Why is Yuki upset in chapter ten?

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

8. Describe the Sakanes' new accommodation.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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