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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. How many Japanese families dine with Katie's family on the first night they reach Georgia?

2. What does Katie ask Lynn while she is sick?

3. What does Mother find when she returns home from work with Katie and Sammy?

4. What does Katsu do when he loses the first game of chess to Lynn?

5. What is Brenda wearing when Katie sees her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Katie say she would change about the plant if she owned it, and why?

3. What do Father and Uncle Katsu do the night before the big move to Georgia?

4. What is the job of the man that Katie sees in the parking lot of her mother's plant?

5. What does Lynn write about in her journal?

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

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

8. What is Father's job at the hatchery?

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

10. What is Katie's mother worried about when they prepare to move to Georgia, and what is Katie's father's response to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity and aging were strong themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how significant are they to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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