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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 In a Stranger's Backyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the War Relocation Authority allow some camp residents to do?
(a) Return to their homes.
(b) Move to different camps.
(c) Leave to work for farmers.
(d) Work in offices.

2. What is an ever-present nuisance for the families?
(a) Ants.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Dust.
(d) Flies.

3. Which of the following does the boy's mother NOT warn him about?
(a) Don't talk to the guards.
(b) Don't chew with your mouth full.
(c) Don't say the emperor's name out loud.
(d) Don't stare at the sun.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about the family's experience at Tanforan Racetrack?
(a) They slept on mattresses stuffed with straw.
(b) The horse stalls had linoleum floors.
(c) The flies were really bad.
(d) They ate out of horse troughs.

5. What does the boy listen to on the radio at night?
(a) The Little Orphan Annie Show.
(b) War reports.
(c) Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show.
(d) Hit Parade music show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the boy's favorite interests?

2. What had the person in #86 given to the boy when he left home?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of the family's house when they see it again?

4. What is the name of the camp where the Japanese-American people will now live?

5. At school the teachers and other students are polite but ______________.

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