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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the mother have a hard time finding a job?
(a) There are no jobs due to bad economy.
(b) She is too old.
(c) Most people will not hire Japanese people.
(d) She is limited because she has no car.

3. Which of the following is NOT a term the father uses to describe Americans?
(a) Big eyes.
(b) Perfect teeth.
(c) Short.
(d) Handsome.

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

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

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the things the boy's mother says she misses most?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Shade.
(d) Fruit.

7. The father relates many examples of Japanese ________________ in his confession.
(a) food.
(b) religion.
(c) clothing.
(d) stereotypes.

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

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

11. What has happened to the family possessions locked away in a room of the house?
(a) Most of the items are there.
(b) They have been stolen.
(c) They are all broken.
(d) They are all there.

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

13. 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.

14. Where is the father at this point in time?
(a) He is working in New York.
(b) He is still incarcerated.
(c) He is at home.
(d) He has been sent to Japan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the father's tone in this chapter?

2. What month is it in Chapter 3?

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

4. What does the boy imagine doing with his father when his father returns?

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

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