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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What series of books becomes Ann's favorite when she first discovers them?
(a) Nancy Drew.
(b) Narnia.
(c) Hardy Boys.
(d) Judy Blume.

2. At this point of the story, Joseph becomes involved in the business of _________, including yen trading.
(a) Marketing.
(b) Banking.
(c) Currency.
(d) Smuggling.

3. A note talks about how __________ will be punished if they write anything bad about the government.
(a) Leaders.
(b) Journalists.
(c) Citizens.
(d) Children.

4. Which person in the family wants to leave Shanghai, though others do not want to leave?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Anna.
(c) Genevieve.
(d) Mei Wah.

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

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

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

8. What course does Genevieve enroll in so that she might find a job to support her family?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Modeling.
(c) English.
(d) Real estate.

9. What is the time of the new curfew, which is one of the biggest changes in the city, according to the book?
(a) 10:00 pm.
(b) 11:00 pm.
(c) 9:00 pm.
(d) 12:00 am.

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

11. Anna begins to learn how to do all of the things that the ________ used to do in Shanghai.
(a) Servants.
(b) Parents.
(c) Children.
(d) Soldiers.

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

13. At what university were both of the parents in this story students when they first met?
(a) Boston.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Vanderbilt.

14. What does Joseph put into the safe before he and Anna leave to go shopping on the way home?
(a) Money belt.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Her necklace.
(d) Papers.

15. On _________ mornings, Joseph takes Anna to the Foreign Correspondents Club.
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna find when she is looking in her parents' room to find her birthday presents?

2. Even though Genevieve sometimes objects, Joseph often takes _________ out on his outings.

3. What do Genevieve and Will Marsh do in order to speed up the release of Joseph from the kidnappers?

4. Prisoners can only leave the camp, for the most part, if they are near _________.

5. Anna knows that she will ____________, which is why she doesn't pack up all of her books and toys.

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