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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman's husband had first been taken to Montana and then to ________________.
(a) Idaho.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Texas.
(d) Iowa.

2. The girl and boy work together on a drawing of __________________.
(a) their school.
(b) their house.
(c) their father.
(d) their cat.

3. Which one in the family is a good artist?
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) The girl.
(d) The boy.

4. Which of the following does the girl NOT do on the train trip?
(a) Reads maps.
(b) Recalls what she has read of the American West.
(c) Finishes her poetry assignment.
(d) Looks at scenery.

5. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy's sister wear a Panama hat?

2. What does the boy's father say is the thing he likes most about America?

3. What item does the woman search for in town but all the stores are sold out?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the boy's favorite interests?

5. The woman packs away comics and _______________ in her son's room.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the girl lie about her father to to the man named Ted?

2. What directions does the mother give the boy for his behavior in the camp?

3. How does the father recognize the girl's birthday even though he is incarcerated?

4. What is the girl prompted to remember when viewing the image on a playing card?

5. Where is the family headed in September 1942 and where had they been living since the spring of the year?

6. Describe how the woman goes about packing up the family's belongings.

7. Who is Mrs. Ueno and how does she act with the boy's mother in the camp?

8. Describe the last ordinary night the family has in their home.

9. Why had the boy packed a pair of his father's shoes in his suitcase to bring with him to the camp?

10. What is the timing of the relocation effort and why was the woman's husband arrested prior to this relocation?

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