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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Uncle bring for Stephen?
(a) Kazoos.
(b) Flutes.
(c) Tamborines.
(d) Keyboards.

2. Which word is the best translation of the Japanese word "wagamama" used in the novel?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

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

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

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

6. What does Stephen accidentally break during his family's goodbye party?
(a) His father's flute.
(b) The hut's front window.
(c) His sister's doll.
(d) His mother's record.

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

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

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

10. What type of Indian is the star in Rough Lock's story?
(a) A chief.
(b) A brave.
(c) A squaw.
(d) A warrior.

11. 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 was kidnapped.
(c) She is concerned that her mother became wealthy.
(d) She is concerned that her mother drown.

12. How is Naomi's recovery room described?
(a) As being shared by an old woman.
(b) As being packed with beds.
(c) As being the first room that was ever Naomi's alone.
(d) As looking exactly like her bedroom back home.

13. During which season does Uncle come to stay with the family in Slocan?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) WInter.
(d) Spring.

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

15. With whom do the Nakane children travel when they are relocated from Slocan?
(a) By themselves.
(b) With their father.
(c) With their Aunt and Uncle.
(d) With Rough Lock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are NOT harvested in the Nakane garden?

2. What religious ceremony is conducted during the family's goodbye party?

3. When Naomi awakens after her near death experience, where is she?

4. What is the name of Mr. Barker's daughter?

5. What does Obasan say strengthens humans?

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