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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 old is Minnow in 1942?

2. In what block did Mr. Uyeda live?

3. How many scoops of ice cream do Miss Jenkins and Yuki want to buy in Chapter VIII?

4. When did Frankie's father fight for America?

5. How old was Stan when some whites tried to break the windows of the store and his father sent him to the storeroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Shig and his friends go to skip school in Chapter II?

2. What happens when Minnow draws?

3. In Chapter I, why is Minnow late getting home?

4. In Chapter III, what does Yum-yum begin to do at night?

5. How does the camp become separated in Chapter VII?

6. What does Bette tell Yuki about how she is doing in a postcard postmarked October 15, 1943?

7. In Chapter VI, what jobs do Stan and Twitch have?

8. What is gaman, and what does Shig learn about gaman?

9. Who is Stan writing in Chapter VI and why?

10. What happens when Minnow walks home alone in Chapter I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Yukio longs to be a normal teenager. How does Yukio long to be a normal teenager? How is her desire thwarted by prejudice?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses historical details in the novel. How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about the Japanese internment imitate events from real life?

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