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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 do the other passengers react when the father is being questioned?

2. In what language are most of the books in the bookstore written?

3. What makes the mother feel even better about her situation?

4. Why is the boy in a hurry to get to Sunday school?

5. What treaty is signed in August of 1939?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs in the bookstore?

2. How is this school different from the one he used to attending?

3. How does the family travel to the town?

4. What is significant about the maps in the classroom?

5. How do the people in the train cart treat the mother after the father is taken away?

6. The author states that they are leaving their homeland which is not a homeland. Why does he say this?

7. How does the mother show her dedication to her husband?

8. What is the morning assembly like at the school?

9. What job do the mother and father have?

10. What is crossing the river like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Japanese influence in the school. How did it affect the students' school day? How did it affect the boy personally?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events that occurred in the book store. Who was there? What did they talk about? What changes did the boy observe in his teacher?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the Japanese teacher beating the boy? How did the boy's family react to the situation? How did his new friends react?

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