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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 a soldier tell the occupants of the train to do while they pass through a town in Nevada?
(a) Wave to the townspeople.
(b) Pull down the window shades.
(c) Sing Japanese songs.
(d) Stop talking.

2. The woman packs away comics and _______________ in her son's room.
(a) toys.
(b) video games.
(c) trophies.
(d) sports equipment.

3. What did the girl's father send her for her birthday?
(a) A set of oil paints.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A collection of books.
(d) A bottle of perfume.

4. The woman's husband had first been taken to Montana and then to ________________.
(a) Iowa.
(b) Texas.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Colorado.

5. How do most people in town greet the family?
(a) Coolly.
(b) Enthusiastically.
(c) Joyfully.
(d) Angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. The children work hard helping their mother ____________________.

2. Soldiers return home from the war with stories of _______________________.

3. What is the family preparing to do as the story begins?

4. Where does the family go in Chapter 4?

5. What happens to the family in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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