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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attempts to comb the tangles out of Naomi's hair while she is recovering?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Stephen.
(c) A nurse.
(d) Rough Lock.

2. Where does Stephen attend college?
(a) In Vancouver.
(b) In Boston.
(c) In New York.
(d) In Toronto.

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

4. How many years passed before Naomi once again spends time with Aunt Emily after they left Slocan?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty-seven years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Twenty-one years.

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

6. How does Stephen spend his time at Grandmother Nakane's funeral?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sulking.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the name of Naomi's mother's record that is accidentally destroyed?
(a) "Silver Love Amongst the Hate."
(b) "Silver Threads Among the Gold."
(c) "Silver Clouds Among the Rain."
(d) "Silver Angels Among the Demons."

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

14. When Naomi remembers the chicks of her childhood, what does she contemplate about them?
(a) Why they grew up.
(b) Why they were eaten by the family.
(c) Why they changed color.
(d) Why they couldn't fly.

15. When Stephen wins a music award, through which continent does he travel on a tour?
(a) Through America.
(b) Through Asia.
(c) Through Europe.
(d) Through Africa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Indian in Rough Lock's story resettles his people, what does he name the town?

3. Which of the following best describes the home that the Nakane family live in while on the farm?

4. When Naomi's family is relocated from Slocan, what type of farm do they live on?

5. Which of the following characters does NOT come to say goodbye to the Nakane family when they move?

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