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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rough Lock save Naomi from?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Falling into a ditch.
(c) Choking.
(d) Poison.

2. What is the name of the internment camp that Grandmother Nakane is relocated to?
(a) New Maryland.
(b) New Denver.
(c) New Colorado.
(d) New Ohio.

3. Besides moving back to Japan, what other option do families have in 1945?
(a) Moving west of the Rocky Mountains.
(b) Moving east of the Rocky Mountains.
(c) Moving south of the Rocky Mountains.
(d) Moving north of the Rocky Mountains.

4. What does Uncle build to carry Stephen to the hospital to have his cast removed?
(a) A cart.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A rickshaw.
(d) A sled.

5. Which of the following is the family NOT allowed to bring with them when they move from Slocan?
(a) Their books.
(b) Their clothing.
(c) Their bedding.
(d) Their kitchenware.

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

7. In what newspaper section does Obasan wrap her fragile belongings before the move from Slocan?
(a) The religion section.
(b) The opinons section.
(c) The sports section.
(d) The comics section.

8. Which of the following does Obasan say is strengthened by fire?
(a) Blacksmith tools.
(b) Ninji nunchucks.
(c) Samurai swords.
(d) Soldier rifles.

9. When Naomi awakens after her near death experience, where is she?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) At the riverbed.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) At Rough Lock's home.

10. Who from Slocan is actively trying to keep their community together?
(a) Rough Lock Bill.
(b) Nakayama-sensei.
(c) Obasan.
(d) Naomi.

11. How does Naomi's father react when the war ends?
(a) He is elated and overjoyed.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is suspicisous of what this will mean for his family.
(d) He is still deeply saddened.

12. Which of the following are NOT harvested in the Nakane garden?
(a) Ferns
(b) Berries.
(c) Apples.
(d) Mushrooms.

13. Who tells the children that Grandfather Nakane has died?
(a) Father.
(b) Obasan.
(c) Aunt Emily.
(d) Uncle.

14. What does Rough Lock verbally notice about Naomi?
(a) That she is very smart.
(b) That she is very quiet.
(c) That she is very sweet.
(d) That she is very young.

15. What does Naomi find as an adult which gave her insight into the family's motivations in relocating from Slocan?
(a) An order form.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A record.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen tell Naomi about where their father is staying in New Denver?

2. What is the name of the man who owns the farm that the Nakane family is relocated to?

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

4. Which family member is released from internment and returns to the family hut?

5. When Stephen wins a music award, through which continent does he travel on a tour?

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