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

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

3. The U.S. Relocation Authority announced that Japanese islanders
(a) Were enemies of the country
(b) Were to join the army or go home
(c) Were to forfeit their land
(d) Were ordered into internment

4. Carl Heine, Jr. sealed his deal with Ole by giving him
(a) Eight hundred dollars and a note
(b) A signed note
(c) A note and a handshake
(d) A thousand dollars down

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Etta Heine met her husband, Carl, in

2. Liesel Jurgensen thought Susan Marie would be happy Carl bought the farm because

3. Nels opens up the possibility that the wound on Carl's head could have come from

4. The defendant in this murder trial is

5. The significance of the four pieces of mooring line is

Short Essay Questions

1. Although serious, this trial still has the feel of a small town affair. What are some reasons for that?

2. How does Kabuo enter into Hatsue's life?

3. Why would reporters from out of town be attending Miyamoto's trial?

4. Why would Horace Whaley even consider that someone of Japanese descent had hit Carl Heine in the head?

5. Why do the Japanese sit at the back of the courtroom in Amity Harbor?

6. Why does Kabuo's demeanor seem cold and hard?

7. We learn that Carl Heine is a precise, organized and capable man. Can you think of a reason that the author is giving us such a detailed description of a deceased person?

8. Why does Kabuo's attorney, Nels, challenge him to a game of chess before they discuss the case?

9. Why does Hatsue ignore Ishmael at school?

10. Describe the situation between Hatsue and Ishmael after the Pearl Harbor attack.

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