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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of dance does Uncle perform when he appears in Naomi's dream?
(a) A fire dance.
(b) A rain dance.
(c) A birth dance.
(d) A death dance.

2. How old is Naomi when her family is sent into relocation?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Two years old.

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

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

5. What did Naomi's grandfather spend his life building?
(a) Roads.
(b) Houses.
(c) Boats.
(d) Skyscrapers.

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

7. Which of the following characters is NOT held in a SIck Bay?
(a) Naomi's Grandfather.
(b) Naomi's Obasan.
(c) Naomi's Father.
(d) Naomi's Grandmother.

8. In what country does the novel take place?
(a) Australia.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

9. Where does Naomi remember seeing a man wink at her when she was a small child?
(a) On a streetcar.
(b) On a bicycle.
(c) On a train.
(d) On an airplane.

10. There is a woman on the relocation train holding a baby; what is wrong with it?
(a) Nothing was wrong with the baby.
(b) The baby starts choking on food.
(c) The baby was born premature.
(d) The baby toddles off and falls.

11. Which character calls Naomi's mother "Nassan"?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Grandpa Kato.
(c) Aunt Emily.
(d) Naomi.

12. At whose home does Naomi remember spending most of her time growing up?
(a) At Grandmother Kato's.
(b) At Obasan's.
(c) At Grandmother Nakane's.
(d) At Aunt Emily's.

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

14. When Aunt Emily comes to visit Obasan and Naomi, who picks her up from the airport?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Mark.
(d) Obasan.

15. In the opening chapter, what is Naomi's Uncle doing in the grass?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Reading.
(c) Singing.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Naomi afraid may be hiding in the grass?

2. When Obasan awakens Naomi in the middle of the night, where does she take her?

3. What type of exercises does Father send to Stephen while he is away?

4. How old is Naomi in the last photo taken of her and her mother?

5. Who dies in Naomi's family, prompting her to visit her Obasan?

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