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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the internment camp in Utah, the boy thinks he sees _______________ everywhere.
2. Who is the man with whom the girl talks while waiting in line for the restroom?
3. What treat does the hardware store owner give to the woman for her children?
4. Which one in the family is a good artist?
5. What does the woman fix for dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the girl's recollection of the family trip to Yosemite and her father's travels provide some insight into the father's arrest?
2. How does the author show that the family is all-American and hardly a threat to U.S. security?
3. What does the boy recall about his father being taken away and what his mother did after that night to try to keep the family safe?
4. How does the father recognize the girl's birthday even though he is incarcerated?
5. How is camp live especially difficult for some people who had important positions in their lives?
6. Who is Mrs. Ueno and how does she act with the boy's mother in the camp?
7. What is the premise of WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE?
8. What does the boy think he might have done that caused the family to be in such distressing situations?
9. What is the irony of the picture the boy hangs on his wall in the camp?
10. How can the woman's demeanor be described during her preparations for the family's move?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the greatest lesson the boy learns from his father? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will the boy always recall about his father from their experiences during World War II?
Essay Topic 2
WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE is a classic historical fiction story. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Otsuka uses more than one instance of irony in the story. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony. What is the major irony in the story? Explain.
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