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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. In Chapter XV, when do Stan and Tommy run toward San Francisco?

2. How long does it take to clear the town of Bruyeres?

3. How many bottles of wine does Twitchy take from Monteverdi?

4. What movie does Mas see on February 19?

5. Where is Twitchy on June 2, 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Twitchy feel when Ted Arakii dies?

2. What does Frankie bring Twitchy in Vada, and where does he get it from?

3. What does Mas remember about his father's funeral?

4. How does Yuki take the news that Twitchy has died?

5. What is Tule Lake like?

6. What is Mary's family's apartment like?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter XII, how do Twitchy and Keiko spend their last hours together?

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

The author shifts the point of view from third-person to fourth-person in Chapter XII. How does the author use the fourth-person point of view in Chapter XII? How does switching the point of view help readers feel as though they are participating in Keiko’s last hours with Twitchy?

Essay Topic 3

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

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