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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. As a child, how does Naomi remember the sounds of music that filled the house?
(a) She is haunted by the sounds of music.
(b) She is filled with fear when she hears the music.
(c) She does not remember the music.
(d) She remembers the music fondly.

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

3. What does the Nakane family eat to stay warm at night when they are living on the farm?
(a) Green jalapeno peppers.
(b) Black peppercorns.
(c) Whole red onions.
(d) Cloves of garlic.

4. How many people does Aunt Emily know of that returned to Vancouver in the 1940s?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

5. Who from Slocan is actively trying to keep their community together?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Obasan.
(c) Rough Lock Bill.
(d) Nakayama-sensei.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bluff that Naomi and her school friends climb?

2. What is the name of the boy that Naomi remembers playing hide-and-seek with as a child?

3. What traumatic incident does Naomi remember witnessing with the animals that she was raising?

4. During which season does Uncle come to stay with the family in Slocan?

5. What is the name of the man who sexually abused Naomi when she was a child?

(see the answer key)

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