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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. What is interesting about the giant creature in Naomi's dream?
(a) It is a giant stuffed animal.
(b) It is robotic.
(c) It is invisible.
(d) It is cartooned.

2. What does Naomi help Nomura-obasan use while she is living with the Nakane family?
(a) The outhouse.
(b) The computer.
(c) The washing machine.
(d) The dishwasher.

3. What does the Nakane family realize about their relocation camp when they return to visit after liberation?
(a) That the place is now full of Japanese culture.
(b) That the place is an even mix of Japanese and French culture.
(c) That the place is full of anti-Japanese propaganda.
(d) That the place is now erased of all Japanese culture.

4. What toy does Naomi play with for the duration of the relocation train ride?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A doll.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A jigsaw puzzle.

5. In the childhood story that Naomi was frequently told, what is the name of the little boy who appears to Grandmother and Grandfather?
(a) Mumutonga.
(b) Momotaro.
(c) Mamateeth.
(d) Mimitrain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character repeats the phrase, "Everybody dies some day" over and over?

3. What did Aunt Emily want to do for a living, but was never able to find work?

4. Which character calls Naomi's mother "Nassan"?

5. As an adult, what does Naomi do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rest of the Nakane family's reaction to Aunt Emily's revolutionary thinking?

2. How do Obasan and other women on the train react to the young mother's birth story?

3. What is the condition of the internment camps, and why is Naomi's father sent there?

4. What theories are spreading throughout the Nakane children about the welfare of their mother in Japan?

5. What was life like for Naomi while she was living on the beet farm?

6. Why do Mr. Barker and his second wife come to visit Obasan in her home?

7. What evidence does Naomi find as an adult as to the welfare of her mother and grandmother after the war's end?

8. What disturbing dreams does Naomi begin to have about her mother after she is released from the hospital?

9. While Naomi is recovering in the hospital, what does she remember about the schoolboys that had a penchant for making things suffer?

10. What story does Rough Lock Bill tell to Kenji and Naomi when they are out exploring the woods?

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