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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the boy's favorite interests?
(a) His pet tortoise.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Flying kites.
(d) Collecting stamps.

2. 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.

3. The children and their mother live in a single room in ___________________.
(a) an old motel.
(b) a convention center.
(c) a tar-papered barracks.
(d) a dormitory.

4. What season is it when the story begins?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. How do the people in #7 know they are to be relocated?
(a) There are signs posted.
(b) They are visited by authorities.
(c) They got a letter.
(d) They get a telegram.

6. Who took the boy's father away in the middle of the night?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The local police.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The local sheriff.

7. What beverage does the woman drink before hiding the bottle in the basement?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Merlot.
(c) Plum wine.
(d) Sake.

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

9. What did the family live in while at the Tanforan Racetrack?
(a) Horse stall.
(b) Tent.
(c) Trailer.
(d) Shed.

10. What item does the woman search for in town but all the stores are sold out?
(a) Packing tape.
(b) Duffel Bags.
(c) Tissue paper.
(d) Garment bags.

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

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

13. Where do the woman and her children have to report the next morning?
(a) The train station.
(b) The Civil Control Station.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The fairgrounds.

14. The train the family is on is bound for _______________.
(a) Kansas.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Utah.
(d) Arizona.

15. The boy often fantasizes about ______________________.
(a) playing baseball.
(b) having a Coca-Cola.
(c) going to the moon.
(d) being a pirate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes the boy thinks he is dreaming and will wake up to see his father ____________________.

2. Who is the man with whom the girl talks while waiting in line for the restroom?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. What is hanging on the woman's daughter's door?

5. People of which descent are to be relocated?

(see the answer keys)

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