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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the boy sometimes wonder about why his father was sent away and the rest of the family sent to the desert?
(a) If his father didn't love him anymore.
(b) If the boy did something wrong.
(c) If his father and mother were divorced.
(d) If his father was really sick.

4. Who is the man with whom the girl talks while waiting in line for the restroom?
(a) Tom Suzuki.
(b) Mike Nakamura.
(c) Ted Ishimoto.
(d) Bill Watanabe.

5. What is the family preparing to do as the story begins?
(a) Report for internment.
(b) Celebrate the holidays.
(c) Move to a new house.
(d) Go on vacation.

6. The mother told her children if asked to say they were _________________, not Japanese.
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Hawaiian.
(c) Korean.
(d) Chinese.

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

8. Which of the following does the girl NOT do on the train trip?
(a) Reads maps.
(b) Recalls what she has read of the American West.
(c) Finishes her poetry assignment.
(d) Looks at scenery.

9. What does the girl throw out the train window?
(a) Ribbon.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Book.
(d) Cup.

10. How many days is a woman packing after she sees the first internment notice?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

11. What does the woman do with the cat since pets are not permitted at the internment camp?
(a) She gives it to the neighbor.
(b) She lets it run away.
(c) She gives it to their minister.
(d) She takes it to a shelter.

12. Who is the mother's former housekeeper who is also at the camp?
(a) Mrs. Itou
(b) Mrs. Saitou
(c) Mrs. Ueno.
(d) Mrs. Kobayashi

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

14. What had the person in #86 given to the boy when he left home?
(a) A book.
(b) A blue stone.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A feather.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The story is told about the period of _________________.

3. Who took the boy's father away in the middle of the night?

4. The girl tells the man in #42 that her father is being held in which state?

5. What treat does the hardware store owner give to the woman for her children?

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