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

2. The girl and boy work together on a drawing of __________________.
(a) their father.
(b) their house.
(c) their school.
(d) their cat.

3. What does the girl throw out the train window?
(a) A pillow.
(b) An apple core.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) A magazine.

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

5. The story is told about the period of _________________.
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the boy worried about his sister?

2. Who is the Japanese Emperor?

3. What does the boy's mother ration?

4. What does the boy sometimes wonder about why his father was sent away and the rest of the family sent to the desert?

5. When had the woman's husband been arrested?

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