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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 did Aunt Emily want to do for a living, but was never able to find work?
(a) She wanted to be a teacher.
(b) She wanted to be a political activist.
(c) She wanted to be a dancer.
(d) She wanted to be a painter.

2. Which generation of Japanese-Canadians are the Nisei?
(a) Third generation.
(b) Second generation.
(c) First generation.
(d) Fourth generation.

3. What part of a woman's dress is given to the mother on the train so that she can fashion a diaper for her baby?
(a) An underskirt.
(b) A pair of bloomers.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A pair of pantyhose.

4. Which character developed a limp during WWII?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Father.
(d) Naomi.

5. How does Stephen feel about his Japanese heritage?
(a) He is proud of his heritage and wants to stand up for it.
(b) He believes it is an impediment to his life.
(c) He does not care either way about being Japanese.
(d) He thinks that the Japanese people are better than all others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pastor is Nakayama-sensei?

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

3. What does the Nakane family realize about their relocation camp when they return to visit after liberation?

4. What does "Obasan" mean in Japanese?

5. When Obasan awakens Naomi in the middle of the night, where does she take her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Naomi do with the frog that she finds in the swamp?

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

5. What is Naomi accused of when she is at the bathhouse, and how does she respond?

6. Why does Obasan awaken Naomi in the middle of the night and take her into the attic?

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

8. What are Sick Bays?

9. What reaction does Naomi have to the newspaper clippings and letters that she finds of Aunt Emily's?

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

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