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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27, 28 and 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Naomi concerned might have happened to her mother when she returned to Japan?
(a) She is concerned that her mother starved.
(b) She is concerned that her mother became wealthy.
(c) She is concerned that her mother was kidnapped.
(d) She is concerned that her mother drown.

2. At whose home does Naomi remember spending most of her time growing up?
(a) At Aunt Emily's.
(b) At Obasan's.
(c) At Grandmother Nakane's.
(d) At Grandmother Kato's.

3. How is Grandmother Nakane's body processed after her death?
(a) It is mummified.
(b) It is buried in the ground.
(c) It is cremated.
(d) It is buried at sea.

4. What type of bird do the children see when they climb the bluff in spring?
(a) A jokerbird.
(b) A queenbird.
(c) A kingbird.
(d) A princebird.

5. During which season does Uncle come to stay with the family in Slocan?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) WInter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Obasan say strengthens humans?

2. How does Stephen spend his time at Grandmother Nakane's funeral?

3. What does Uncle build to carry Stephen to the hospital to have his cast removed?

4. In the childhood story that Naomi is frequently told, from what piece of fruit does the little boy appear from?

5. Besides moving back to Japan, what other option do families have in 1945?

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