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

3. How many blocks are at Tule Lake?

4. Where does Twitchy's sergeant run across a slope using his Tommy gun and then throws a German grenade in Chapter XIII?

5. Why is Kiyoshi arrested in Chapter X?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How poor has Kiyoshi's family been?

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

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

10. What is Tule Lake like?

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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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