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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. Joseph finally decides to close down the house in the ________ of 1941 in order to meet up with his daughter and wife.

2. Who becomes sick at night with a fever causing Joseph to apologize for the way that he behaved that day?

3. Where does Joseph decide to hide all of his valuable papers and money? Under the __________.

4. Allied nationals are allowed to withdraw the Chinese equivalent of ________ dollars each week.

5. When war is declared on August 7, ________ law is declared in the area and in the International Settlement.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the only thing that Joseph says about his time being kidnapped?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The internment camp where Joseph is held doesn't sound bad until there is mention of torture.

Part 1: What do you think of the idea of internment camps for the Chinese?

Part 2: Do you think that internment camps were necessary during war times?

Part 3: How do you think the prisoners at internment camps were treated?

Essay Topic 2

Anna learns about the war and its atrocities, even though her parents try to shield her from it.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna's parents still reveal details about the war in front of their daughter?

Part 2: Should a child be exposed to the details of war and conflict?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to completely shield a child from the horrors in the world?

Essay Topic 3

Joseph decides to take a job in Shanghai and leaves his family once again when he receives the offer from a friend, now General, in China.

Part 1: Why do you think Joseph decides to get a job so far away?

Part 2: Do you think Joseph wants to be with his family anymore? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might Joseph have kept his family together?

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