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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bothers the boy about where his father is now?
(a) That he doesn't have proper clothes to wear.
(b) That he is being tortured.
(c) That he doesn't have enough to eat.
(d) That he is all alone.

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

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

4. Why does the boys' mother leave some clothing of his father's hanging in the closet?
(a) So she could feel her husband's spirit in the house.
(b) So he would have something to wear when he got home.
(c) So the boy could remember him.
(d) So she would remember to donate it to charity.

5. Where was the boy's father held after his arrest?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Diego.

6. The father admits to poisoning the water and ______________.
(a) soft drinks.
(b) medications.
(c) food.
(d) vitamins.

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

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

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

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

11. What happens to the family in Chapter 4?
(a) They are released from the internment camp.
(b) They are reunited with the father.
(c) They are separated and sent to different camps.
(d) They are moved to another internment camp.

12. Why does the mother look for a job?
(a) She wants to be patriotic.
(b) She is bored.
(c) All the money is gone.
(d) She needs adult interaction.

13. What happened to the money from the house rental?
(a) There was never any rent money.
(b) It is in an envelope in a cupboard.
(c) It is in a bank account.
(d) The lawyer took it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because his father is listed as a dangerous enemy alien, the boy envisions him as ___________________.

2. The father's tone in his admission to all the horrible things that he did not do is an example of _______________.

3. The father sarcastically admits to spying on airfields, naval yards and ________________.

4. Why is one family in camp sent back to Japan?

5. The father admits to sabotaging _________________.

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