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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the board game that Stephen played with while he was growing up?
(a) Green Peril.
(b) Yellow Peril.
(c) Red Peril.
(d) Blue Peril.

2. What is Naomi concerned might have happened to her mother when she returned to Japan?
(a) She is concerned that her mother starved.
(b) She is concerned that her mother became wealthy.
(c) She is concerned that her mother drown.
(d) She is concerned that her mother was kidnapped.

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

4. What does the Nakane family eat to stay warm at night when they are living on the farm?
(a) Whole red onions.
(b) Green jalapeno peppers.
(c) Black peppercorns.
(d) Cloves of garlic.

5. Which of the following is NOT a plight that the Nakane family suffer while living on the farm?
(a) Torrential downpouring rain.
(b) No clean water.
(c) Long work hours.
(d) Insect infestation.

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

7. In what year do Naomi and Stephen begin to attend an all-Japanese school?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1933.

8. What is Naomi accused of throwing down into an outhouse?
(a) A kitten.
(b) Her money.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Her clothing.

9. What is the name of Mr. Barker's daughter?
(a) Pansy.
(b) Penny.
(c) Polly.
(d) Poppy.

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

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

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

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

14. Which of the following does Naomi NOT view as a rule to proper Japanese living?
(a) Engaging in political conversation.
(b) Behaving politely.
(c) Trying to disappear.
(d) Not staring.

15. How far away way is Grandmother Nakane's internment camp from Slocan?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Five hours.
(c) Six hours.
(d) One hour.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Uncle build to carry Stephen to the hospital to have his cast removed?

3. What is the name of Naomi's mother's record that is accidentally destroyed?

4. With whom does Naomi travel into the woods on the day that they meet Rough Lock?

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

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