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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. Anna knows that she will ____________, which is why she doesn't pack up all of her books and toys.

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

3. What is the name of the family's favorite eating place where Joseph takes Anna?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why are Anna and Joseph in Hsin Hung Chong during this part of the story?

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

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

Anna is afraid of being hurt again when her father begins to write to her and her mother again.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna is afraid of being hurt by her father again?

Part 2: How might you respond to Joseph if you were in Anna's position?

Part 3: What do you think Joseph really wants from his family?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the family's friends have left Shanghai, but Joseph refuses to do so, even though the area is dangerous and unstable.

Part 1: Why do you think Joseph doesn't want to leave Shanghai?

Part 2: Why have so many of Joseph's friends left Shanghai?

Part 3: How do you think you might act if others in your life left your city or the country in a time of crisis?

Essay Topic 3

Joseph becomes poor as a result of the war time restrictions. He needs to sell the things that he owns in order to have money to live.

Part 1: How do you think Joseph feels about becoming poor?

Part 2: Do you think the rich should be made poor during times of war?

Part 3: Why do you think the government restricts the assets of the rich during the war time?

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