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

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

3. As a child, how does Naomi remember the sounds of music that filled the house?
(a) She is haunted by the sounds of music.
(b) She is filled with fear when she hears the music.
(c) She does not remember the music.
(d) She remembers the music fondly.

4. What type of flower does Uncle have in his mouth when he appears in Naomi's dream?
(a) A rose.
(b) A tulip.
(c) A daisy.
(d) A lily.

5. What article of Stephen's clothing is damaged by a racist classmate?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His pants.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What origami animals does Naomi frequently fold?

2. For how many years are Naomi and her family in relocation?

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

4. How many rooms does the hut that the Nakame family is relocated to have?

5. In Naomi's dream, who is with her on the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is significant about the way that Naomi and her mother are staring at the camera in the photo that Naomi finds?

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

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

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

7. Who goes back to visit the relocation camps in 1962, and what do they see there?

8. Why have Naomi and Uncle Isamu traveled to the coulee in Granton?

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

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

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