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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 wakes the people who are sleeping on the train?
(a) The train's whistle.
(b) The screeching of brakes.
(c) A gun shot.
(d) A brick thrown through the window.

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

3. Who is the old woman who sometimes thinks she hears her mother calling her?
(a) Mrs. Kato.
(b) Mrs. Satou.
(c) Mrs. Takahashi.
(d) Mrs. Yamamoto.

4. Who is the mother's former housekeeper who is also at the camp?
(a) Mrs. Itou
(b) Mrs. Saitou
(c) Mrs. Kobayashi
(d) Mrs. Ueno.

5. The boy often fantasizes about ______________________.
(a) having a Coca-Cola.
(b) playing baseball.
(c) being a pirate.
(d) going to the moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true about the family's experience at Tanforan Racetrack?

2. Why does the family hardly recognize the father when they see him?

3. Why does the mother have a hard time finding a job?

4. The boy has a picture of whom fastened to the wall?

5. How do most people in town greet the family?

(see the answer key)

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