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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. Which of the following best describes the conditions of the internment camps?
(a) Little food, but much hygiene.
(b) Much food, but little hygiene.
(c) Much food, and much hygiene.
(d) Little food, and little hygiene.

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

3. Where does Naomi remember seeing a man wink at her when she was a small child?
(a) On an airplane.
(b) On a bicycle.
(c) On a streetcar.
(d) On a train.

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

5. What ethnicity is the officer in Naomi's dream?
(a) Canadian.
(b) British.
(c) Australian.
(d) Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character teaches Naomi that it was impolite to look anyone directly in the eyes?

2. In her final letter to her sister, what interesting question does Aunt Emily ask?

3. What is the name of the boy that Naomi remembers playing hide-and-seek with as a child?

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

5. When Aunt Emily is giving the speech about racism throughout the world, what reaction does Naomi have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Naomi's relationship to Old Man Gower?

3. What are Sick Bays?

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

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

6. What does Obasan keep stored in the package that Aunt Emily has sent to them?

7. What does Naomi remember about the time she spent in Grandmother Kato's house growing up?

8. What improvements does Uncle make during the time that he spends in Slocan?

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

10. Who is Sigmund and how does he treat Naomi?

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