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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15, 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Naomi afraid may be hiding in the grass?
(a) Ants.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Mice.
(d) Snakes.

2. Which character receives "The Book of Knowledge" as a gift?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Mother.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Father.

3. In Naomi's dream, who is with her on the mountain?
(a) An unidentified man.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her Obasan.
(d) Her brother.

4. Which of the following best describes the conditions of the internment camps?
(a) Little food, and little hygiene.
(b) Much food, and much hygiene.
(c) Much food, but little hygiene.
(d) Little food, but much hygiene.

5. How does Stephen feel about his Japanese heritage?
(a) He believes it is an impediment to his life.
(b) He is proud of his heritage and wants to stand up for it.
(c) He does not care either way about being Japanese.
(d) He thinks that the Japanese people are better than all others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character calls Naomi's mother "Nassan"?

2. What did Naomi's grandfather spend his life building?

3. What ethnicity is the officer in Naomi's dream?

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

5. Which member of the Nakane family is the only member who does not play a musical instrument?

(see the answer key)

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