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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. What do Twitchy and Keiko share 5 hours before he has to return to the army?

2. When is Twitchy killed?

3. In 1944, how long has it been since Mas's father died?

4. What did Stan dare Twitchy to chug once?

5. When one of the farm trucks turns over in Chapter IX, how many people are injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Twitchy not thinking about the future in Chapter XII?

2. How does Twitchy feel when he arrives in Italy?

3. Why does Keiko keep going to the post office for mail?

4. What happened the night that Stan was arrested and taken to the stockade?

5. How does Twitchy go on and appear like he has no fear?

6. What does Frankie find in Twitchy's pockets?

7. What does Mas hear convinced the army to open the draft to the Nisei?

8. What does Mas say about a walk around town when he is at Camp Shelby in Mississippi?

9. What happens when Mr. Morimoto is put in the bullpen?

10. How and where does Bill die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yum-yum tries to be an obedient daughter and a dutiful sister. Why does Yum-yum have to struggle to be an obedient daughter and a dutiful sister? What release does she find from her life? What new identity does she find? How does that help ease her struggles?

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

Frankie gets angry with an intensity that makes it difficult for him to see straight. What are some things that make Frankie angry? What does Frankie’s uncle tell him about his anger? What does Frankie realize about his anger? How does this realization cause Frankie to enlist in the war?

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