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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Land leased by Miyamoto was to go to Kabuo when
(a) Etta said it was time
(b) Half the payments were made
(c) The war started
(d) Kabuo reached the age of twenty

2. Kabuo Miyamoto's demeanor at his trial reveals
(a) Anger
(b) Anxiety
(c) Nothing
(d) Fear

3. Hatsue visits the hollow cedar throughout her childhood to
(a) Meet boys
(b) Make her parents worry
(c) Think
(d) Take daytime naps

4. Ishmael, as a boy, tells Hatsue that the oceans
(a) Are separated by volcanoes
(b) Are really lava underneath
(c) Mix into one big ocean underneath
(d) Are all salt water

5. As a coroner, Horace Whaley
(a) Has seen only two dead bodies
(b) Knows very little about drowning
(c) Has never done an autopsy
(d) Has seen many dead bodies

6. Twelve years later, Hatsue, ironically, sees Ishmael with
(a) His same coat on
(b) The strawberry fields behind him
(c) One arm outstretched
(d) His glass box in hand

7. The islanders know that the outcome of this storm
(a) Would be destructive
(b) Was beyond their control
(c) Would be devastating
(d) Would be easy to deal with

8. As a gesture toward his customers, Einar Petersen offered
(a) A warm woodstove
(b) Donuts
(c) Free canned goods
(d) Free coffee

9. Life at Manzanar is
(a) A challenge, but pleasant
(b) Like a spiritual gathering
(c) Difficult and dirty
(d) Good for children

10. Prior to the battle at Tarawa, Ishmael's attitude toward the war was somewhat
(a) Fearful
(b) Enthusiastic
(c) Cynical
(d) Indifferent

11. Ishmael's job as a marine was that of
(a) A radioman
(b) A medic
(c) A lieutenant
(d) A cargo handler

12. Why did Kabuo's father bury the swords and other belongings in the strawberry field?
(a) He thought he could preserve his personal history
(b) He wanted to bury everything from his past
(c) He knew they would be taken from him because of the war
(d) He wanted to claim the land for his own

13. When Carl, Sr. had a stroke, Etta jumped at the chance to
(a) Sell the farm
(b) Move to the city
(c) Put him in a home
(d) Clear the strawberries

14. The abusive sergeant from J Company who lectured the men at the seawall
(a) Lost his leg
(b) Was saved by a medic
(c) Crawled away and hid by the wall
(d) Was shot through the spine

15. Upon seeing Carl Heine's corpse, Abel Martinson
(a) Cried
(b) Screamed
(c) Ran
(d) Vomited

Short Answer Questions

1. Whaley challenges Art Moran and asks him if he wants to play

2. Hatsue's mother is upset and decides to

3. What does the red foam from Carl's mouth indicate?

4. The weather conditions on the water on the night of the murder are

5. Amity Harbor is

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