1. How does Stephen feel about being relocated from his home?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is confused.

2. What animal does Naomi witness having its throat slashed by a group of schoolboys?
(a) A cow.
(b) A horse.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A goat.

3. Which of the following characters does NOT return to the relocation camp after liberation?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Aunt Emily.
(d) Obasan.

4. What type of flower does Uncle have in his mouth when he appears in Naomi's dream?
(a) A tulip.
(b) A daisy.
(c) A rose.
(d) A lily.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What toy does Naomi play with for the duration of the relocation train ride?

3. What did Rough Lock say the last Indian's voice sounded like?

4. What did Naomi's parents do that was unusual within their community?

5. How old is Naomi when she returns to the relocation camp after its liberation?

(see the answer key)

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