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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When the family is relocated, where is Father asked to report?
(a) To Alberta.
(b) To Vancouver.
(c) To Slocan.
(d) To New Denver.

9. 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.

10. With whom is Naomi still in contact from her Slocan community?
(a) Reiko.
(b) No one.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Rough Lock Bill.

11. What does Obasan say strengthens humans?
(a) Physical battles.
(b) Fire.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Hard experiences.

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

13. How does Naomi spend her time at Grandmother Nakane's funeral?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sulking.
(c) Praying.
(d) Drawing.

14. 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) Father.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Stephen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Naomi's recovery room described?

2. Who tells the children that their father has died?

3. What is Rough Lock's real name?

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

5. What is the board game that Stephen played with while he was growing up?

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