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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 has happened to the family possessions locked away in a room of the house?
(a) They are all broken.
(b) They have been stolen.
(c) Most of the items are there.
(d) They are all there.

2. Soldiers return home from the war with stories of _______________________.
(a) starvation.
(b) heroism.
(c) their comrades.
(d) atrocities in Japanese prison camps.

3. What month is it as the girl, her brother and mother are on a train?
(a) September 1942.
(b) March 1943.
(c) June 1945.
(d) December 1941.

4. What has happened to the family's furniture?
(a) It was burned.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) It was repaired.
(d) It was broken.

5. Which of the following does the boy's mother NOT warn him about?
(a) Don't stare at the sun.
(b) Don't talk to the guards.
(c) Don't chew with your mouth full.
(d) Don't say the emperor's name out loud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Japanese Emperor?

2. Where does the woman store all the boxes packed with household items?

3. Why does the mother look for a job?

4. Which one in the family is a good artist?

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

(see the answer key)

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