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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joseph predicts that the fighting in the city will only last a __________, and he doesn't appear to be concerned.
(a) Week.
(b) Year.
(c) Day.
(d) Month.

2. Anna and Joseph go to Hsin Hung Chong where he needs to take a picture for an ___________ claim.
(a) Insurance.
(b) Irrigation.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) Identification.

3. What did Joseph's parents do when he was growing up as a child?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Smugglers.
(c) Missionaries.
(d) Teachers.

4. John Barrows decides to choose Joseph as his ___________, in order to watch over the other internees.
(a) Partner.
(b) Friend.
(c) Student.
(d) Assistant.

5. Where does Joseph decide to hide all of his valuable papers and money? Under the __________.
(a) Car.
(b) Garden.
(c) Floorboard.
(d) House foundation.

6. Anna knows that she will ____________, which is why she doesn't pack up all of her books and toys.
(a) Not have room.
(b) Grow up quickly.
(c) Be back.
(d) Buy more.

7. In what sort of house does the family live when they are in Shanghai?
(a) Mansion.
(b) Hut.
(c) Villa.
(d) Hovel.

8. Who begins to dress differently and to act differently than they used to in Shanghai?
(a) Anna.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Genevieve.
(d) Gran.

9. When war is declared on August 7, ________ law is declared in the area and in the International Settlement.
(a) Nanking.
(b) Holy.
(c) Civil.
(d) Martial.

10. What does Joseph love above anything else, so much so that he teaches his daughter about it?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Music.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Books.

11. What is the name of the better quarters in which Joseph and the other leaders are housed?
(a) Office.
(b) Blight.
(c) Barrow.
(d) Yarrow.

12. Prisoners can only leave the camp, for the most part, if they are near _________.
(a) Death.
(b) Relatives.
(c) Home.
(d) Exhaustion.

13. The only news that anyone receives when they are in the camp is the ________ Times and a Russian radio station.
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Tokyo.

14. What is the birthday gift that Anna receives when she turns seven-years-old, just as she had wanted?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) A basket.
(c) A doll.
(d) Stilts.

15. Questioning means _________, as Joseph learns from a young journalist who he had helped bring into the camp.
(a) Help.
(b) An out.
(c) Torture.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who regards the house on Jungjoa as a temporary home, according to the book?

2. What begins to return to normal after the Japanese take over in Shanghai?

3. What does Anna get to drink on the morning of her seventh birthday?

4. What does Anna find in the closet when she goes off to explore, bored with drawing maps?

5. What do Genevieve and Anna notice when they are shopping in the city?

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