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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the place where Mother works?
(a) Mr. Lordon.
(b) Mr. Lydon.
(c) Mr. London.
(d) Mr. Lyndon.

2. How long does it take for Lynn to win a game of chess against Katsu?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. What does Mother do in the car during her break?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Take a sponge bath.
(d) Stretch her muscles.

4. What word does Father use to describe Lynn when she is sick in bed?
(a) Precious.
(b) Delicate.
(c) Weak.
(d) Dependant.

5. Why do Katie's parents decide to put Katie in school in first grade instead of Kindergarten?
(a) Katie is afraid of being without Lynn.
(b) The Kindergarten teacher doesn't like Asians.
(c) She is smarter than the other kids in Kindergarten.
(d) She cries and screams when taken to Kindergarten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the drive to Mother's workplace?

2. How does Katie feel about school?

3. How long does Mother have to stay in bed when she is young and sick?

4. What embarrasses Katie when she gets to Katsu's house?

5. What attacks Katie when she is 5-years-old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Lynn when Katie is 10-and-a-half-years old?

2. What does kira-kira mean, and why is it so important to Katie?

3. What does Katsu do in Nashville, and why?

4. What happens when Uncle Katsu challenges Lynn to a game of chess?

5. What does Katie do that makes her parents angry with her, and how does she respond?

6. What does Lynn hope to do to make money when she is older?

7. Where does Lynn say she wants to live when she gets older?

8. What does Silly do in order to spend more time with Katie?

9. What happens when Mother comes home from work with Katie and Sammy?

10. What kind of discrimination is found in the plant where Mother works?

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