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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. How old is the woman?

2. The boy shows his sister a book about ________________.

3. What does the girl's brother want to be when he grows up?

4. In what city does the family live?

5. What is stamped on the husband's letters to his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the girl prompted to remember when viewing the image on a playing card?

2. 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?

3. What directions does the mother give the boy for his behavior in the camp?

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

5. Where is the family headed in September 1942 and where had they been living since the spring of the year?

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

7. What does the boy think he might have done that caused the family to be in such distressing situations?

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

9. 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?

10. What does the soldier advise the girl to stop doing on the train and what does he make the train's occupants do while passing through a town in Nevada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Otsuka's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the main settings for the novel. Why does Otsuka use the settings she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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