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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. When were there lots of incidents at Katsumoto when Japan started annexing parts of China and Russia?

2. Who coaches Yuki's softball team?

3. What is the name of the grocery store in Delta?

4. How old was Frankie when he saw a horse put down by shooting it?

5. Who taught Shig origami?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Minnow draws?

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

4. What does Yum-yum remember about her home in Chapter III?

5. What is Topaz like?

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

7. What happens when Aiko runs after Mas, Tommy, Shig, Frankie, Twitch, and Stan?

8. Where are the Haranos and other No-Nos going, and how do they prepare to leave?

9. Why do the Katsumotos and others have to sell their belongings?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stan wants to leave Topaz and go to college. Why do many colleges give Stan the run around when he wants to apply? What do their responses reveal about institutional racism?

Essay Topic 2

Mary fights with her father and lashes out at family members. Why does Mary fight with her father and lash out at family members? Why does she feel trapped? How does feeling trapped affect her relationship with her family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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