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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much extra are internees paid monthly to work in the kitchen?

2. Where did Cas say she found the box of Lou's recipes?

3. How many hours a day do stoop laborers work picking things like strawberries, tomatoes, melons, spinach, cotton, or rice?

4. What happened the last time Bobby Kaye came to town in "The Second Property of Thirst"?

5. How far is Manzanar from Lone Pine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would have been Schiff's dream job?

2. What were the first things Sunny taught herself to cook?

3. When the internees arrive, what does Sunny want to say to Schiff, and why does she not say it?

4. What has Schiff read about the Central Valley in California?

5. Why is Schiff in California?

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

7. What does Schiff tell Sunny about his mother's cooking?

8. Why is Schiff invited to dinner at Three Chairs?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wiggins had a stroke during the writing of Properties of Thirst. What challenges did Wiggins have to overcome in order to finish the book? How was she able to overcome those challenges?

Essay Topic 2

The Passover is an important holiday on the Jewish calendar. How and why does Svevo want to celebrate Passover at Manzanar?

Essay Topic 3

Schiff works for the Department of the Interior and has been sent to set up and run a camp for people of Japanese descent. How and why does Schiff struggle with his assignment?

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