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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which magazine shows images from the war?
(a) Life.
(b) Time.
(c) Look.
(d) Newsweek.

2. What does the woman do as she eats her lunch?
(a) Watches TV.
(b) Reads a book.
(c) Listens to the radio.
(d) Reads the newspaper.

3. At the internment camp in Utah, the boy thinks he sees _______________ everywhere.
(a) his best friend.
(b) horses.
(c) cowboys.
(d) his father.

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

5. What do the girl and her brother hope to see on their journey?
(a) Buffalos.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cowboys.
(d) Indians.

6. What is the main story of newspapers during this time?
(a) Taxes.
(b) The war.
(c) Political election.
(d) Cotton prices.

7. The woman eventually buys tape and _______________ at the hardware store.
(a) screws.
(b) paint.
(c) putty knife.
(d) twine.

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

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

10. What does the mother tell the boy they will do when the war is over?
(a) Go to Disneyland.
(b) Go to the Grand Canyon.
(c) Go home.
(d) Go to Japan.

11. Where does the woman store all the boxes packed with household items?
(a) A locked room in the house.
(b) The garage.
(c) A storage shed.
(d) The basement.

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

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

14. What does the boy's mother ration?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Facial cream.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The girl has a collection of __________________ from her father.

2. What does a soldier tell the occupants of the train to do while they pass through a town in Nevada?

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

4. What does the woman do with the cat since pets are not permitted at the internment camp?

5. The woman's husband had first been taken to Montana and then to ________________.

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