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

2. The father provides examples of ___________________ of Japanese people.
(a) the food of.
(b) the religions.
(c) bad habits.
(d) stereotypes.

3. The father implies that no rational person would believe him to be anything other than an American man _______________________.
(a) interested in espionage.
(b) trying to make a living.
(c) who is a spy.
(d) of Japanese ancestry.

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

5. Why can the father not find a new job?
(a) He is not well.
(b) No one will hire a Japanese man.
(c) He is too old.
(d) He is limited because he has no car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is geta?

2. When the boy's sister comes in at night she smells like __________________.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the things the boy's mother says she misses most?

5. How do most people in town greet the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the room where the father was first taken for questioning.

2. What is the father's tone during his confession in this chapter?

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

4. What does the father want to imply to whoever is hearing his confession?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What could account for the family's not receiving much mail while they were detained in the camp?

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