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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mother caution her children about?
(a) Their father will not be as happy as he once was.
(b) They will not be living in the same house.
(c) All their belongings have been sold.
(d) Many people will not be happy to see them return.

2. Because his father is listed as a dangerous enemy alien, the boy envisions him as ___________________.
(a) a space creature.
(b) a spy.
(c) an Old West outlaw.
(d) a Russian.

3. What has happened to the family's furniture?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) It was burned.
(c) It was repaired.
(d) It was broken.

4. The boy recalls his father promising to ________________________.
(a) teach him to drive a car.
(b) let him mow the grass.
(c) take him traveling around the world.
(d) play pitch with him.

5. What does the boy receive as a Christmas gift from a woman in Ohio?
(a) A ViewMaster.
(b) A Swiss Army knife.
(c) A baseball and glove.
(d) A camera.

6. What was kept on for days as the father was left in the room?
(a) Bright lights.
(b) Loud music.
(c) Dripping water.
(d) Heat.

7. The father admits to sabotaging _________________.
(a) the broadcast network.
(b) the transportation system.
(c) industry.
(d) the post office.

8. Which of the following was NOT true about the father during his time in the room?
(a) He was thirsty.
(b) He was comfortable.
(c) He was cold.
(d) He was tired.

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

10. The father's tone in his admission to all the horrible things that he did not do is an example of _______________.
(a) metaphor.
(b) symbolism.
(c) irony.
(d) sarcasm.

11. What stereotype do many Americans at the time make about Japanese people?
(a) They do not appreciate life in America.
(b) They are good accountants.
(c) They have great business acumen.
(d) They all look alike.

12. What is geta?
(a) Japanese paper.
(b) Japanese footwear.
(c) Japanese wine.
(d) Japanese rice.

13. Which of the following is NOT a derogatory nickname for Japanese people?
(a) Slit.
(b) Nip.
(c) Jap.
(d) Kikes.

14. Soldiers return home from the war with stories of _______________________.
(a) heroism.
(b) starvation.
(c) their comrades.
(d) atrocities in Japanese prison camps.

15. What did the boys' mother do on the morning after visiting his father?
(a) Had his will revised.
(b) Stayed in bed and cried.
(c) Took all his suits to the dry cleaner's.
(d) Put the house up for sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is scattered all over the house?

2. What does the mother recall that she had been too tired to get the father the night he was taken away?

3. What personal element from his father did the boy save?

4. The family learns that a possible reason they had not received mail from friends is because ____________________.

5. Where is the father at this point in time?

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