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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 When the Emperor Was Divine, pages 77-105.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why can the girl not eat the oranges on the train?
(a) They are moldy.
(b) She does not like oranges.
(c) Her mother won't allow it.
(d) She has motion sickness.

3. What does the woman do to the old dog she has fed?
(a) Takes it to a shelter.
(b) Lets it sleep in the house.
(c) Smashes it in the head with a shovel.
(d) Gives it to the neighbors.

4. What is hanging on the woman's daughter's door?
(a) A name plate.
(b) A Do Not Disturb sign.
(c) A pair of ballet shoes.
(d) A poster.

5. Why doe the Army recruiters come to the camp again?
(a) To give some internees jobs.
(b) To check on hygiene issues.
(c) To administer loyalty tests.
(d) To bring Christmas gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the internment camp in Utah, the boy thinks he sees _______________ everywhere.

2. What did the family live in while at the Tanforan Racetrack?

3. Because his father is listed as a dangerous enemy alien, the boy envisions him as ___________________.

4. Why did a guard kill one of the internees one night?

5. The children and their mother live in a single room in ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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