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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. Joseph has Anna draw maps of _________ while he is working at his office, during the story.
(a) France.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) United States.

2. What does Anna give back to her father, thinking that she might have been the one who started the war?
(a) Note.
(b) Book.
(c) Picture.
(d) Yen.

3. What does Joseph tell Anna the gendarmes are looking for in the city?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Yen.
(d) A piece of paper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who keeps telling Anna that things will get better, even as Anna doesn't make friends?

3. What does Genevieve do that causes them to make plans to move to Los Angeles?

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

5. Joseph tells Anna that no matter what happens with Japan, they will be safe in the ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the family share an emotional goodbye before Anna and Genevieve start their journey to Los Angeles?

2. What does Joseph feel about his money making opportunities outside of Shanghai?

3. What does Joseph tell Anna he does with the Japanese yen that she finds in a closet?

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

5. How did Anna's parents meet before deciding to get married and have a child together?

6. What does Joseph tell Anna about Japan when she asks him to point out the words on the world globe?

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

8. What does Anna begin to notice about her mother after living in Los Angeles for a while?

9. What does Joseph say when Genevieve tells him that she has purchased tickets for the family to return to the United States?

10. What do the men at the internment camp find out about the Japanese?

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