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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. What does Anna find in the closet when she goes off to explore, bored with drawing maps?
(a) A bible.
(b) United States dollars.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Japanese yen.

2. What is the last name of the family that is featured in this story?
(a) Shone.
(b) Scone.
(c) Schoene.
(d) Schone.

3. Where is Joseph taken after is is accused of witnessing the prisoner ask to have a letter smuggled out?
(a) A metal cage.
(b) Bridge House.
(c) Bridge Manor.
(d) Nowhere.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Joseph has Anna draw maps of _________ while he is working at his office, during the story.

2. What city in China falls on July 28, 1937, according to the book's description?

3. What does Joseph begin to deal in when the new government takes over in Shanghai?

4. What does Joseph tell Anna the gendarmes are looking for in the city?

5. The American ___________ is the facility that helps by delivering food and supplies to the internment camp.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joseph do in his office once he realizes that he might be in danger with this new political climate?

2. What does Joseph explain to his daughter, Anna, in a letter that is attached to a box of his belongings?

3. What does Genevieve do on Anna's seventh birthday, as described in this section of the book?

4. Why does Anna's father spend the night sitting beside Anna's bed?

5. Who are the two men that are put in charge of two different groups of internees at the camp?

6. What does Joseph do in order to find comfort and in order to stay focused when at the internment camp?

7. What happens when Anna and Joseph go to meet up with the servant, Mei Wah, in front of the hotel?

8. What happens after two Japanese are killed at the Hungjao airfield, according to the book?

9. Why does Genevieve tell Mei Wah to take Anna home during their shopping trip?

10. What do the men attempt to do in order to help the internees have what they need?

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