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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy know that his mother is depressed?
(a) She yells at him all the time.
(b) She won't get out of bed.
(c) She doesn't pay any attention to him.
(d) She won't eat anything.

2. Where does the boy find his sister in the middle of the night one night?
(a) Crying by the fence.
(b) Digging in the dirt with a spoon.
(c) Reading with a flashlight.
(d) Dancing in the moonlight.

3. A derogatory name for Japanese people is __________________.
(a) Gong.
(b) Gorp.
(c) Geta.
(d) Gook.

4. The father was first questioned in a room with no _______________.
(a) light.
(b) air conditioning.
(c) door.
(d) windows.

5. Why is one family in camp sent back to Japan?
(a) The man wrote too many letters to relatives in Japan.
(b) The man would not agree to serve in the military.
(c) The man was convicted of being a Japanese spy.
(d) The man incited riots in the camp.

6. At school the teachers and other students are polite but ______________.
(a) noncommittal.
(b) distant.
(c) angry.
(d) confused.

7. Why is the family afraid to sleep in the house?
(a) They have heard about a rash of burglaries in the area.
(b) They think someone will come to harm them.
(c) The locks on the doors are all gone.
(d) There is no privacy as all the drapes have been stolen.

8. Chapter 5 is told from the perspective of _________________.
(a) the mother.
(b) a guard.
(c) the father.
(d) the boy.

9. What news arrives via telegram one day?
(a) The father is returning.
(b) The father has been sent to Japan.
(c) The father is dead.
(d) The father is very ill.

10. Why is one of the camp residents beaten one night?
(a) For stealing food.
(b) For being a suspected FBI informant.
(c) For destroying property.
(d) For trying to escape.

11. The father sarcastically says that he sent _________________________ to the enemy.
(a) aerial maps of major coastal cities.
(b) government officials home addresses.
(c) communication codes.
(d) defense plant building plans.

12. What personal element from his father did the boy save?
(a) Cuff links.
(b) Hair.
(c) Shaving razor.
(d) Clothes brush.

13. What does the boy's sister make him do when she changes clothes?
(a) Put up a room divider.
(b) Turn off the light.
(c) Turn his head.
(d) Leave the room.

14. Where does the family go in Chapter 4?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Portland.
(d) Chicago.

15. The father provides examples of ___________________ of Japanese people.
(a) bad habits.
(b) stereotypes.
(c) the religions.
(d) the food of.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the boy's father wearing when he was taken away by the authorities?

2. The boy and girl are both determined to ___________________________.

3. What happens to the family in Chapter 4?

4. What job does the mother ultimately get?

5. The father sarcastically says that he signaled to Japanese aviators with ____________________.

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