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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. What does the boy imagine doing with his father when his father returns?
(a) Listening to the radio.
(b) Having a conversation.
(c) Going fishing.
(d) Taking a walk.

2. What is scattered all over the house?
(a) Grass clippings.
(b) Dust balls.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Newspapers.

3. Who buries the boy's pet tortoise?
(a) A guard.
(b) The boy.
(c) The sister.
(d) The mother.

4. What does the mother recall that she had been too tired to get the father the night he was taken away?
(a) A drink of water.
(b) A beer.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) A glass of wine.

5. The father admits to sabotaging _________________.
(a) the transportation system.
(b) the post office.
(c) the broadcast network.
(d) industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the mother look for a job?

2. Where was the boy's father held after his arrest?

3. The mother reminds the children that many Japanese families have lost their ______________.

4. What did the boys' mother do on the morning after visiting his father?

5. The father sarcastically says that he signaled to Japanese aviators with ____________________.

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. For whom does the father speak during his confession?

3. Describe how the winter takes its toll on the people in the camps.

4. Why does the mother have to find a job and why does she have a difficult time doing so?

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

6. How does the father conclude his confession?

7. Who does the father identify himself as being when delivering his confession?

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

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

10. What are the physical and psychological states of the camp in the autumn of 1942?

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