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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their relocation, what part of Stephen's body is in a cast?
(a) His foot.
(b) His back.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

2. Which of the following best describes the conditions of the internment camps?
(a) Little food, but much hygiene.
(b) Little food, and little hygiene.
(c) Much food, and much hygiene.
(d) Much food, but little hygiene.

3. The giant creature in Naomi's dream is a mix of what two animals?
(a) A bird and a bear.
(b) A bird and a dog.
(c) A lion and a bear.
(d) A dog and a lion.

4. How old is Naomi when her family is sent into relocation?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Two years old.
(d) Five years old.

5. When Naomi was being sexually abused as a child, who does she remember telling?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) No one.
(d) Her Obasan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article of Stephen's clothing is damaged by a racist classmate?

2. What type of pastor is Nakayama-sensei?

3. What is Naomi afraid may be hiding in the grass?

4. What ethnicity is the officer in Naomi's dream?

5. How old is Naomi in the last photo taken of her and her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Naomi's Uncle die?

2. Why does Naomi's mother leave her, and what is Naomi's reaction?

3. How do Naomi and Stephen adjust to their new schools in Granton?

4. What was interesting about the marriage between Naomi's parents?

5. After Germany surrenders in the war, what changes about life in Slocan?

6. After sorting through the boxes in Obasan's attic, what does Naomi dream about?

7. As a child, how does Naomi cope with the relocation and the internment of her family?

8. What does Obasan keep stored in the package that Aunt Emily has sent to them?

9. Who was Nomura-obasan, and how was Naomi asked to help her?

10. How did Naomi react to the date that she went on with her student's widowed father?

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