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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. As Japanese Americans are being arrested, Ishmael blindly thinks
(a) All Japanese workers will be exempt
(b) That he and Hatsue will be together forever
(c) He can save Hatsue
(d) The government will not bother with San Piedro

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After their last meeting in the tree, Hatsue leaves feeling

2. On the first afternoon of the trial, the Japanese driver of the disabled school bus

3. Carl Heine suggests that his wife, Etta, has

4. Etta does not want Carl to sell any acreage to Zenhichi Miyamoto because

5. Fujiko is furious that Hatsue was seeing a white boy, but also because

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hatsue ignore Ishmael at school?

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

3. Why were Japanese citizens being arrested in the US?

4. What stops Ishmael and Hatsue from having sexual relations in the hollow tree?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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