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

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

3. What was kept on for days as the father was left in the room?
(a) Bright lights.
(b) Heat.
(c) Loud music.
(d) Dripping water.

4. What stereotype do many Americans at the time make about Japanese people?
(a) They do not appreciate life in America.
(b) They all look alike.
(c) They are good accountants.
(d) They have great business acumen.

5. The father speaks for ______________________.
(a) his ancestors.
(b) the U.S. military.
(c) all Japanese-Americans.
(d) the merchants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of the family's house when they see it again?

3. What news arrives via telegram one day?

4. Who had convinced the mother to rent the house to tenants while they were gone?

5. Why is one of the camp residents beaten one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has incarceration done to the father and why do his children hardly recognize him when he comes home?

2. How does the father conclude his confession?

3. What does the boy learn about the details of another boy's father's arrest that is more disturbing than his own father's arrest?

4. What valuable advice does the boy receive from his father in a letter?

5. For whom does the father speak during his confession?

6. How do people in town react to the family when they return from the camp?

7. Why does the mother leave one of the father's suits hanging in the closet?

8. What does the father "admit" to doing that made him a threat to the U.S.?

9. What is the social environment like for the Japanese-Americans when they return home?

10. What agreement did the mother have with a lawyer and how did he abuse that agreement?

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