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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 Luciana, where is Bill injured?

2. What does Yum-yum tap out on the edge of Shig's palm when he returns in Chapter XIV?

3. At the beginning of Chapter X, what is served for dinner as a treat?

4. What does Twitchy send Keiko?

5. How old are Frannie and Fumi in Chapter XV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Twitchy feel when Ted Arakii dies?

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

6. What is Tule Lake like?

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

8. How poor has Kiyoshi's family been?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Aiko thinks life is unfair. Why does Aiko believe that life is unfair? Why does Aiko want life to be fair? How does Aiko make peace with the unfairness of life?

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