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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Naomi's recovery room described?

2. How does Naomi spend her time at Grandmother Nakane's funeral?

3. On the day that the family makes their move from Slocan, which family member disappears in the night?

4. Besides moving back to Japan, what other option do families have in 1945?

5. What animal does Naomi bring home with her from the swamp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Stephen struggles the most with his inability to balance culture.

Part 1) Compare / contrast Stephen's relationship to his culture as a child with his relationship to his culture as an adult.

Part 2.) Generate a list of events that highlight the way that Stephen began to pull away from his culture.

Part 3.) Theorize whether or not Stephen will return to his cultural roots based on the way that the novel ended.

Essay Topic 2

All throughout the novel, Naomi struggles with authority in her life.

Part 1.) Explain the ways that Naomi struggles with authority in her personal adult life.

Part 2.) Describe the ways that Naomi's struggle with authority begins to penetrate her dreams.

Part 3.) Theorize why Naomi has such trouble with authority based on her childhood.

Essay Topic 3

There are many epistolary, or written, elements to the novel. Create a list of three elements used throughout the novel as ways of recording history for the family, and describe the ways that these element affected Naomi's relationship with her family's truths.

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