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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. How old was Sunny when she started trying to translate her mother's writings by translating from French to English and deciphering her mother's handwriting?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

2. How much land on the east side of Route 395 was deeded to a single, private owner?
(a) 32 miles.
(b) 41 miles.
(c) 44 miles.
(d) 36 miles.

3. How long did it take polio to kill Rocky's wife?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. What French cookbooks did Lou have?
(a) Larousee Gastronomique and Cusine de Mme. E. Saint-Ange.
(b) Cuisine de Mme. E. Saint-Ange and La Physiologie du gout.
(c) Le Repertoire de la Cuisine, Louis Saulnier.
(d) Le Guide Culinaire, Escoffier.

5. What do Sunny and Vasco bring for the internees when they arrive?
(a) Tangerines and oranges.
(b) Baked goods.
(c) Fresh vegetables.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rev. Leslie, the Methodists minister, how long ago did most people leave the Valley?

2. How many of his fingers had Stryker broken in his life?

3. To spatchcock chicken, how many incisions did Lou believe it took?

4. How often were candles and cloth napkins used for dinner when Sunny was growing up?

5. How old was Sunny when Cas gave her her mother's recipes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Within hours of arriving in Lone Pine, what progress does Lt. Jay Svevo make?

2. Why was there a clinic at Three Chairs?

3. How did Sunny translate her mother's recipe books and cooking notes?

4. What thoughts does Rocky have about him and Stryker and other fathers and sons?

5. How did Sunny, Tops, Cas, and Stryker create their own patterns of eating?

6. How is Rocky tracking the water table on his land?

7. After Schiff signs the requisitions for 200 people to start work on Manzanar, why is he worried about where to put them and how does Jay solve that problem?

8. What work has Schiff done as a civil servant?

9. What is sense memory?

10. What does Lou's look like?

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