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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 Aiko in Chapter VIII?

2. Who coaches Yuki's softball team?

3. By how far does the evacuation miss Minnow's family's apartment?

4. In Chapter IV, how many times has Hiromi seen snow before?

5. What is the mascot for the Delta softball team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like at Topaz once the No-Nos leave?

2. Who helps Yum-yum find Fred in Chapter III?

3. What did Minnow's mother do after the attack on Pearl Harbor and why?

4. Why are there Caucasians at Topaz?

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

6. Who comforts Hiromi when she sees Joe kissing another girl?

7. What is Topaz like?

8. What is the horse stable like that Yum-yum, her mother, and brother live in at Tanforan?

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

10. What happens to Mr. Uyeda in Chapter VI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? Where does the author change the point of view? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Yum-yum has a younger brother named Fred. How and why does Yum-yum have to care for her brother? How does Yum-yum have to take the role of a parent? How does that affect and change the relationship between Yum-yum and her brother?

Essay Topic 3

Kiyoshi is from a poor family and has been abused by his stepfather. How has Kiyoshi been abused by his stepfather? How has the abuse he has experienced affected his self-esteem?

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