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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The father sarcastically admits to cutting arrow-shaped swaths through which fields?
(a) Tomato.
(b) Corn.
(c) Pea.
(d) Watermelon.

2. The family learns that a possible reason they had not received mail from friends is because ____________________.
(a) postage costs were too prohibitive.
(b) they did not know where to address the letters.
(c) there was a shortage of stationery items during the war.
(d) the mailman told them it was a crime to send letters to internees.

3. When the boy's sister comes in at night she smells like __________________.
(a) beer.
(b) cigarettes.
(c) horses.
(d) after-shave lotion.

4. Who had convinced the mother to rent the house to tenants while they were gone?
(a) A friend.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A minister.

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

6. Why does the family hardly recognize the father when they see him?
(a) He is stooped over.
(b) He is old and frail.
(c) He has scars from many beatings.
(d) He has a very short haircut.

7. The father sarcastically admits to stealing ______________________ and selling them to the enemy to melt down for bullets.
(a) door knobs.
(b) hammers.
(c) silverware.
(d) nails out of white picket fences.

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

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

10. The children work hard helping their mother ____________________.
(a) sew new clothes.
(b) write letters to their father.
(c) plant a garden.
(d) clean the house.

11. Why is the boy worried about his sister?
(a) She cries all the time.
(b) She talks about suicide.
(c) She spends more time with other kids.
(d) She won't get out of bed.

12. What does the mother recall that she had been too tired to get the father the night he was taken away?
(a) A glass of wine.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A drink of water.
(d) A beer.

13. How many of the camp's residents freeze to death in the sub-zero weather?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 22.
(d) 1.

14. What is the father's attitude now?
(a) Joyful at the chance to travel again.
(b) Anxious to rebuild his life.
(c) Content with his life.
(d) Bitter toward the world.

15. What was the father wearing on the night he was taken away from his house?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Bathrobe and slippers.
(c) Gardening clothes.
(d) Underwear and t-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was NOT true about the father during his time in the room?

3. What does the boy's sister make him do when she changes clothes?

4. Where was the boy's father held after his arrest?

5. What does the mother try to alter so that her children can wear them?

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