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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. Sometimes the boy thinks he is dreaming and will wake up to see his father ____________________.

2. What had the person in #86 given to the boy when he left home?

3. Which of the following does the girl NOT do on the train trip?

4. Which magazine shows images from the war?

5. What wakes the people who are sleeping on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the father recognize the girl's birthday even though he is incarcerated?

2. How are Japanese-Americans notified that they are to be relocated and what indicates that people are preparing?

3. What is the irony of the picture the boy hangs on his wall in the camp?

4. What does the woman do to the old dog?

5. How much time has passed since the family's initial move and from whose perspective in Chapter 2 told?

6. How does the author show that the family is all-American and hardly a threat to U.S. security?

7. How can the woman's demeanor be described during her preparations for the family's move?

8. Describe the family's experience at Tanforan as explained by the girl.

9. Describe the woman's visit to the hardware store.

10. How is camp live especially difficult for some people who had important positions in their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Extreme prejudice takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of the girl. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in time?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

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