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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Naomi bring home with her from the swamp?
(a) A snake.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A bird.
(d) A frog.

2. On what day does Aunt Emily write her first letter to Naomi's mother about the state of racism in Canada?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Halloween.

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

4. What does Obasan bring Naomi when she comes to visit as she is recovering?
(a) Clean clothes.
(b) A letter from her mother.
(c) A doll.
(d) Homework.

5. Which character repeats the phrase, "Everybody dies some day" over and over?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Obasan.
(c) Grandpa Kato.
(d) Aunt Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word is the best translation of the Japanese word "wagamama" used in the novel?

2. What is the name of Naomi's mother's record that is accidentally destroyed?

3. Which character speaks the words, "She is here. She is not here. She is reaching out to me with a touch deceptive as down, with hands and fingers that wave like grass around my feet and her hair falls and falls and falls from her head like streamers of paper rain"?

4. How do Uncle and Obasan greet each other at their reunification?

5. When Aunt Emily comes to visit Obasan and Naomi, who picks her up from the airport?

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