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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 instrument does Uncle bring for Stephen?
(a) Flutes.
(b) Kazoos.
(c) Tamborines.
(d) Keyboards.

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

3. Who sets Grandmother Nakane's pyre alight?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Uncle.

4. Which of the following does Naomi NOT view as a rule to proper Japanese living?
(a) Behaving politely.
(b) Not staring.
(c) Engaging in political conversation.
(d) Trying to disappear.

5. What religion are the Nakane Grandparents?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Christian.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Atheist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Obasan say strengthens humans?

2. How many people in Naomi's family are ever returned their land by the government?

3. What is Naomi concerned might have happened to her mother when she returned to Japan?

4. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Naomi's childhood, according to Aunt Emily?

5. To whom does Naomi remember running to for help when she witnessed the traumatic event with her animals?

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