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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. Etta does not want Carl to sell any acreage to Zenhichi Miyamoto because
(a) He lives carelessly
(b) He is not trustworthy
(c) He is Japanese and she is racist
(d) He might let the land fail

2. The significance of the four pieces of mooring line is
(a) They held down the fishing bins
(b) They are all that was left of Carl's gear
(c) They were used to bring the body up
(d) They show that boats were connected

3. Ole Jurgensen bought the old Miyamoto house as a place for his
(a) Manager and pickers
(b) Neighbors who were homeless
(c) Wife when she was intolerable
(d) Children and their children

4. During the time that Kabuo is in jail
(a) His four year old daughter starts school
(b) His daughter becomes Strawberry queen
(c) His wife meets daily with Sheriff Moran
(d) His baby son learns to walk

5. Nels opens up the possibility that the wound on Carl's head could have come from
(a) A drunken stagger
(b) A broken mast
(c) Propulsion rather than a blow
(d) A fall before he went over

Short Answer Questions

1. Ole and Leisel Jurgensen had two visitors on the same day--September 7. They were

2. Nels Gudmundsson is

3. Ishmael wants very much to talk to

4. Sumiko intervenes in Hatsue's life by

5. The darkness in Carl Heine's personality, as well as in Horace Whaley's is a result of

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the convincing factor in Sheriff Moran's decision to get a search warrant for Kabuo's boat?

2. Besides having to dissect dead bodies, why is Horace Whaley's job particularly difficult?

3. Why does Hatsue ignore Ishmael at school?

4. Why does Hatsue's mother tear up the letter she has written to Ishmael's parents?

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

6. Why was Ole Jurgensen unwilling to hand over the Miyamoto's seven acres to Kabuo?

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

8. What is the agreement made between Zenhichi Miyamoto and Carl Heine, Sr.?

9. In most of the anecdotes of snow-related catastrophes on the island, Guterson uses the opportunity to remind us of the folksy nature of this small-town community. Identify some of those instances.

10. Does the idea of a Japanese Strawberry Princess strike you as odd? Why were the princesses never Swedish or Norwegian or other nationalities?

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