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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Japanese die at the Hunngjao airfield, causing Japanese warships to arrive?

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

3. Joseph says that he can't make _________ by leaving Shanghai at this point in time.

4. What language is Anna unable to read, according to this section of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Anna and Genevieve do when they go to mass at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the new business that Joseph becomes involved in once the Japanese have taken over?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna thinks that Joseph hasn't come home because of something that she did, and she tells her mother this is the way she feels.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna believes she did something wrong?

Part 2: How can a child begin to understand the complexities of war?

Part 3: What might you have said to Anna to help her better understand the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Anna is curious about her background and she wants to learn as much as she can, mostly to please her father.

Part 1: Why is it important to Anna that she please her father?

Part 2: How does a person begin to please their parents?

Part 3: Why do you think Anna feels that she needs to please her father?

Essay Topic 3

Joseph doesn't get a job as Genevieve suggests, which upsets her as they begin their new life in California.

Part 1: Why doesn't Joseph get a job as he is asked to do by his wife?

Part 2: How might you have responded if your spouse didn't get a job as you expected them to?

Part 3: Do you think Joseph should have gotten a job?

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