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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions does NOT describe Obasan as Naomi sees her?
(a) Obasan is almost deaf.
(b) Obasan is going blind.
(c) Obasan has a hump growing on her back.
(d) Obasan has a gummy mouth.

2. Which recipe did Uncle spend years trying to perfect?
(a) HIs barbequed ribs recipe.
(b) His sticky rice recipe.
(c) His chocolate chip cookie recipe.
(d) His bread recipe.

3. What is the name of the man who sexually abused Naomi when she was a child?
(a) Old Mr. Gower.
(b) Tall Mr. Gower.
(c) Young Mr. Gower.
(d) Short Mr. Gower.

4. When Naomi was being sexually abused as a child, who does she remember telling?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her Obasan.
(d) No one.

5. Which of the following objects does Naomi NOT find in one of Obasan's storage boxes?
(a) Her mother's quilt.
(b) Her Uncle's ID badge.
(c) Her Aunt's photo album.
(d) Her grandfather's tools.

6. How are Naomi and her family transported to their relocation camp?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By boat.
(d) By car.

7. How old is Naomi in the last photo taken of her and her mother?
(a) An adult.
(b) A toddler.
(c) A teenager.
(d) An infant.

8. Which character developed a limp during WWII?
(a) Father.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Obasan.
(d) Naomi.

9. Which family member abandoned Naomi when she was a child?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

10. What article of Stephen's clothing is damaged by a racist classmate?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His pants.
(d) His shoes.

11. What type of exercises does Father send to Stephen while he is away?
(a) Science exercises.
(b) Language exercises.
(c) Math exercises.
(d) Music exercises.

12. 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) Halloween.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Valentine's Day.

13. What is interesting about the giant creature in Naomi's dream?
(a) It is robotic.
(b) It is a giant stuffed animal.
(c) It is cartooned.
(d) It is invisible.

14. What toy does Naomi play with for the duration of the relocation train ride?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A jigsaw puzzle.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A doll.

15. Who bought Obasan and Uncle a puppy?
(a) Naomi's grandparents.
(b) Aunt Emily.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Naomi's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Naomi feel about her Aunt's revolutionary thinking?

2. In the childhood story that Naomi was frequently told, what is the name of the little boy who appears to Grandmother and Grandfather?

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

4. There is a woman on the relocation train holding a baby; what is wrong with it?

5. What symptom of sickness begins to plague Naomi's father during WW!!?

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