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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen assume has happened to his mother in Japan?
(a) That she has forgotten about them.
(b) That she has died.
(c) That she has amnesia.
(d) That she has become evil.

2. Where will Naomi's family be relocated to after they leave Slocan?
(a) To Vancouver.
(b) To New Denver.
(c) To Alberta.
(d) To Granton.

3. Who does Naomi dream is attempting to communicate with her?
(a) Her Uncle.
(b) Her Mother.
(c) Her Grandfather.
(d) Her Father.

4. In what month is it announced that the war has ended?
(a) December.
(b) August.
(c) February.
(d) March.

5. What part of the swamp animal's body is broken when Naomi takes it home?
(a) Its back.
(b) Its wing.
(c) Its leg.
(d) Its neck.

6. What does Stephen tell Naomi about where their father is staying in New Denver?
(a) That he is staying in a hospital.
(b) That he is staying in a church.
(c) That he is staying in an elementary school.
(d) That he is staying in a hotel.

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

8. 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"?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Father.
(d) Naomi.

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

10. What instrument does Stephen begin to play when he hears that the war is over?
(a) The piano.
(b) The flute.
(c) The tambourine.
(d) The drums.

11. What is the name of the bluff that Naomi and her school friends climb?
(a) Daffy's bluff.
(b) Mickey's bluff.
(c) Pluto's bluff.
(d) Minnie's bluff.

12. Which family member is released from internment and returns to the family hut?
(a) Naomi's Grandmother Kato.
(b) Naomi's Grandfather Nakane.
(c) Naomi's father.
(d) Naomi's Grandfather Kato.

13. In what do the Nakane family pack their belongings when they are relocated from Slocan?
(a) In suitcases.
(b) In wooden boxes.
(c) In the backseat of a car.
(d) In garbage bags.

14. With whom does Naomi travel into the woods on the day that they meet Rough Lock?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Obasan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion are the Nakane Grandparents?

2. What animal does Naomi witness having its throat slashed by a group of schoolboys?

3. What does Rough Lock save Naomi from?

4. What does Rough Lock say about skin color?

5. What is the name of the internment camp that Grandmother Nakane is relocated to?

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