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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 does Keiko eat for breakfast on the day that Twitchy leaves?

2. Where is Twitchy's buddy Bill Hayami from?

3. In Chapter XV, how many paper cranes does Aiko have in Twitchy's memory?

4. What does Aiko fold in Tule Lake after Twitchy's death?

5. Who does Mas remember would not pay him for spending hours pruning their plum trees because he was not the Jap they hired?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Minnow take the news that Twitchy died?

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

3. How and where does Bill die?

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

5. How do Mary and her father get along in Chapter IX?

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

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

8. What is Tule Lake like?

9. How and where does Twitchy die?

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

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

Tommy is pressured by his parents to renounce his citizenship. Why is Tommy reluctant to renounce his citizenship? What are the pros and cons of leaving and of staying? Why does Tommy decide to remain in America?

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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