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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 Aunt Emily is giving the speech about racism throughout the world, what reaction does Naomi have?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is embarrassed.
(c) She is inspired.
(d) She is unmoved.

2. Which of the following characters is NOT held in a SIck Bay?
(a) Naomi's Grandfather.
(b) Naomi's Father.
(c) Naomi's Grandmother.
(d) Naomi's Obasan.

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

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

5. What is the name of the town that Naomi and her family are relocated to?
(a) Slantan.
(b) Slocan.
(c) Shartan.
(d) Slippan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pastor is Nakayama-sensei?

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

3. What does Obasan give to the woman with the baby on the train?

4. 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?

5. In what country does the novel take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Naomi opens the package from Aunt Emily, what do Aunt Emily's notes say?

3. What is the story of Momotaro?

4. What types of items does Naomi find in the boxes in Obasan's attic, and what questions do these items raise in her mind?

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

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

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

8. What happened after Naomi's parents purchased her baby chicks?

9. At the onset of the labor camps, what happens to Naomi's family?

10. What is the truth surrounding the reasons why Naomi's mother never returned home to Canada?

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