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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. For how many years are Naomi and her family in relocation?
(a) Three years.
(b) Eleven years.
(c) Twenty-one years.
(d) Seven years.

2. Which of the following best describes "Sick Bays"?
(a) Hospital wards.
(b) Vacation beaches.
(c) Holding areas.
(d) Language classrooms.

3. Which member of the Nakane family is the only member who does not play a musical instrument?
(a) Father.
(b) Mother.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Stephen.

4. In the opening chapter, what is Naomi's Uncle doing in the grass?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Reading.

5. How much did the government offer to pay Grandpa Kato for his Cadillac during WWII?
(a) Three dollars.
(b) Thirty dollars.
(c) Three thousand dollars.
(d) Three hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose home does Naomi remember spending most of her time growing up?

2. What insect swarms the house that the Nakane family is relocated to?

3. What does Naomi's husband do for a living?

4. How are Naomi and her family transported to their relocation camp?

5. Who bought Obasan and Uncle a puppy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the Nakane family allowed to take with them during their relocation from Slocan, and how do they pack their belongings?

3. Why does the family have to be relocated from Slocan?

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

5. What is the story of Momotaro?

6. What happens to Grandmother Nakane's body after the funeral?

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

8. What change is made in Naomi and Stephen's education after Uncle arrives to Slocan?

9. What does Naomi know about the people that made up her community in Slocan?

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

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