View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On October 25-26, where are Twitchy and his company pulled back to rest?

2. What movie does Mas see on February 19?

3. In Chapter XIII, how long has the 100th Battalion been fighting in Italy?

4. How many employees of the Tule lake Segregation center are held hostage on November 2?

5. In Luciana, where is Bill injured?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How and where does Bill die?

3. What happens when Twitchy and Keiko crash a wedding the last night Twitchy is at Topaz before he returns to the army?

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

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

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

7. What does Tommy decide at the end of Chapter XV?

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

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

10. What type of man did Mas's father teach him to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Twitchy dies on the battlefield. Why is it difficult for Twitchy’s friends and family to believe he is dead? How do Twitchy’s friends and family process their grief and learn to live without him?

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 969 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample