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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. The boy shows his sister a book about ________________.

2. Who took the boy's father away in the middle of the night?

3. When had the woman's husband been arrested?

4. How many days is a woman packing after she sees the first internment notice?

5. The girl remembers a vacation to the location in #47 where she had _____________ for dinner every night.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the living conditions of the mother, the boy and the girl in Utah.

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

3. Describe the last ordinary night the family has in their home.

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

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

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

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

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

9. How do the boy and his camp friends show more naivete than harmful intentions in some of their games and habits?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of the mother. 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

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE? Cite an example to support your answer.

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