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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. Though the family is wealthy, they only have ________ live-in servants, according to the story's description.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. In January, 1940, what do Joseph and Will Marsh find on the way to the theater?
(a) A summons to court.
(b) A poster.
(c) Decapitated head.
(d) A letter from Anna.

3. Joseph is interned in the former United States __________ barrack on Haiphong Road.
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

4. What city in China falls on July 28, 1937, according to the book's description?
(a) No city falls.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Peking.

5. What language is Anna unable to read, according to this section of the story?
(a) Japanese.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Questioning means _________, as Joseph learns from a young journalist who he had helped bring into the camp.

2. A note talks about how __________ will be punished if they write anything bad about the government.

3. At the age of six, Anna knows enough about kidnappings to know that they have to __________.

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

5. What did Joseph's parents do when he was growing up as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the only difference between life before and life after the Japanese takeover Shanghai?

4. What does Joseph do with Anna when they go to the Foreign Correspondents Club on Saturday mornings?

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

6. What happens to the city after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 8?

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

8. What does the United States government tell Americans in Shanghai to do when things become more violent?

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

10. Why does Gran tell Anna that things will get better, after Anna and her mother have moved to California?

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