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

2. After the Nakane family is separated from Aunt Emily, how many years will they be apart?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

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

4. What is the name of Naomi's older brother?
(a) Shawn.
(b) Sylvester.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Samuel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Naomi when her family is sent into relocation?

2. The giant creature in Naomi's dream is a mix of what two animals?

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

4. Which child is identified as a "troublemaker" by Naomi?

5. What type of flower does Uncle have in his mouth when he appears in Naomi's dream?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was interesting about the marriage between Naomi's parents?

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

4. How is Grandmother Nakane's funeral described in the novel?

5. How does Naomi cope with the truth of her mother's life and death?

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

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

8. What are ghost towns, as they pertain to the novel?

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

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

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