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

2. How old are the internees who are issued ID cards at Tule lake?

3. What day did Twitchy die?

4. What battalion had a Korean-American officer?

5. How many people are expected at Tule Lake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tommy remember about singing to baby Fumi in 1939?

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

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

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

7. How and where does Bill die?

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

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

10. How and where does Twitchy die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Mas tries to be the man his father raised him to be. What type of man did Mas’s father raise him to be? Is Mas the type of man his father wanted him to be?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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