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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 boy's mother ration?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Facial cream.
(d) Lemons.

2. Where is the father at this point in time?
(a) He is still incarcerated.
(b) He is working in New York.
(c) He is at home.
(d) He has been sent to Japan.

3. What does the boy often watch with his sister?
(a) Sunsets.
(b) The guards.
(c) Volleyball games.
(d) Puppet shows.

4. The family learns that a possible reason they had not received mail from friends is because ____________________.
(a) they did not know where to address the letters.
(b) there was a shortage of stationery items during the war.
(c) postage costs were too prohibitive.
(d) the mailman told them it was a crime to send letters to internees.

5. What happened to the money from the house rental?
(a) It is in an envelope in a cupboard.
(b) It is in a bank account.
(c) There was never any rent money.
(d) The lawyer took it.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mother told her children if asked to say they were _________________, not Japanese.

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

3. Who is the mother's former housekeeper who is also at the camp?

4. What does the girl throw out the train window?

5. What does a little girl offer to give the girl on the train?

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