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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. Hatsue visits the hollow cedar throughout her childhood to
2. Sheriff Moran testifies that he
3. Ishmael Chambers returned from the war
4. In the time of the Japanese islanders' grandparents, the U.S. census
5. Amity Harbor is
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Horace Whaley even consider that someone of Japanese descent had hit Carl Heine in the head?
2. What kind of lawyer is Nels Gudmundsson?
3. Ishmael's experience at war is as horrendous as it gets. What is his attitude toward Hatsue by now, and why?
4. What is the agreement made between Zenhichi Miyamoto and Carl Heine, Sr.?
5. Besides having to dissect dead bodies, why is Horace Whaley's job particularly difficult?
6. What has caused Ishmael Chambers to be so cynical?
7. What interrupts the Miyamotos' purchase of seven acres of the Heines' property
8. 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.
9. What was the convincing factor in Sheriff Moran's decision to get a search warrant for Kabuo's boat?
10. Why would reporters from out of town be attending Miyamoto's trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Japanese diet has always been considered sparse and healthy. Research today's typical diet for the typical Japanese family, both in the US and Japan. Do they have a higher or lower mortality rate? Has their diet changed considerably in the past decades? What are the predominant health problems among Japanese? Americans? Compare and contrast.
Essay Topic 2
Check out the state of the salmon fishing industry and whether it is thriving or diminishing in the Pacific Northwest. Provide your reader with information regarding the ecological conditions that are required for salmon to thrive, and whether these have changed or improved over the past several decades. In addition, determine salmon's nutritional value, its importance in the human diet and in the diets of its predators.
Essay Topic 3
Among so many other topics, Guterson touches on what it is like to have a physical deficit, such as Ishmael's missing arm. Write a persuasive argument about whether we, as a culture, provide sufficient conveniences for those with disabilities. Look up the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act), and determine whether the laws that govern public places have taken into account people like Ishmael Chambers, who is forced to do everything with one arm and hand.
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