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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the father say is what he most wanted to say about everything?
(a) We'll get you someday.
(b) I'm sorry.
(c) You deserved everything you got.
(d) I'd do it again.

4. 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.

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

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

7. What does someone throw through a window of the house one night?
(a) A brick.
(b) A statue.
(c) A whiskey bottle.
(d) A rock.

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

9. What is the father's tone in this chapter?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Hopeful.

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

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

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

13. What had the mother buried in the yard before leaving?
(a) The coin collection.
(b) The silverware.
(c) The family's cash.
(d) The family heirlooms.

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

15. What advice does the boy receive from his father in a letter?
(a) The early bird gets the worm.
(b) Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
(c) It is better to bend than to break.
(d) Stay the course.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the boy find his sister in the middle of the night one night?

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

3. Who is the author of this book?

4. The father relates many examples of Japanese ________________ in his confession.

5. What does the father admit to doing during questioning?

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