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

2. What is hanging on the woman's daughter's door?
(a) A poster.
(b) A name plate.
(c) A Do Not Disturb sign.
(d) A pair of ballet shoes.

3. What has the woman come to the hardware store to buy?
(a) A saw.
(b) Nails.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A screwdriver.

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

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

6. What item of his father's does the boy have with him?
(a) A pair of gloves.
(b) A watch.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A pipe.

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

8. This book is about a ________________________ family.
(a) Chinese-American.
(b) African-American.
(c) Japanese-American.
(d) Irish-American.

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

10. The boy has a picture of whom fastened to the wall?
(a) Joe DiMaggio.
(b) Little Orphan Annie.
(c) Superman.
(d) Mickey Mouse.

11. The girl remembers a vacation to the location in #47 where she had _____________ for dinner every night.
(a) Steak.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Spaghetti.

12. What does the woman fix for dinner?
(a) Pork.
(b) Steak.
(c) Stew.
(d) Chicken.

13. What does the girl see in the moonlight when she looks out the train window?
(a) Mustangs.
(b) Cars.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Campfires.

14. 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.

15. What does the woman in #70 do when she sees the boy's mother one day?
(a) Spits on her.
(b) Walks the other way.
(c) Bows deeply before her.
(d) Carries her bucket of water for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hardware store owner compliments the woman on her ___________________.

2. What does the boy's father say is the thing he likes most about America?

3. In the camp there are rules about what words cannot be said and about _________________.

4. The mother told her children if asked to say they were _________________, not Japanese.

5. How are the people transported from the train to the camp?

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