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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. Why does the boy's sister wear a Panama hat?
(a) So people will talk about her.
(b) So she feels very stylish.
(c) So her face won't get too tan.
(d) So people won't recognize her.

2. Because his father is listed as a dangerous enemy alien, the boy envisions him as ___________________.
(a) a spy.
(b) an Old West outlaw.
(c) a Russian.
(d) a space creature.

3. What is stamped on the husband's letters to his wife?
(a) Defense Enlistment Postage Due.
(b) Deferred Enemy Internment Mail.
(c) Detained Enemy Camp Mail.
(d) Detained Enemy Alien Mail.

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

5. In what city does the family live?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Berkeley, California.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) Miami, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy receive as a Christmas gift from a woman in Ohio?

3. Where had the boy left his bicycle before leaving home?

4. What did the girl's father send her for her birthday?

5. What item does the woman search for in town but all the stores are sold out?

(see the answer key)

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