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

2. The father sarcastically says that he is the grinning fat man in the straw hat selling _______________ by the side of the road.
(a) chopsticks.
(b) geta.
(c) Buddha statues.
(d) strawberries.

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

4. The family learns that a possible reason they had not received mail from friends is because ____________________.
(a) the mailman told them it was a crime to send letters to internees.
(b) postage costs were too prohibitive.
(c) they did not know where to address the letters.
(d) there was a shortage of stationery items during the war.

5. The father sarcastically says that he signaled to Japanese aviators with ____________________.
(a) red paper lanterns.
(b) car lights.
(c) flashlights.
(d) bonfires.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the family been gone from its home?

2. What had the mother buried in the yard before leaving?

3. At school the teachers and other students are polite but ______________.

4. What is geta?

5. The father admits to sabotaging _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the family did after the father's arrest when they did not know what had happened to him.

2. Who does the father address in his confession in Chapter 5?

3. What is the condition of the family's home when they return after their release from the camp?

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

5. How does the author show that the characters are not considered to be real people, but rather just nameless prisoners?

6. Describe how the Army is ruthless in its treatment of the internees.

7. From whose perspective is Chapter 4 told and what is the tone of the characters?

8. How long had the family been away from their home and what has being institutionalized done to their sense of fear at night?

9. Explain the financial situation of the family when they leave the camp.

10. How does the father conclude his confession?

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