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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. What does the girl throw out the train window?
2. What is the main story of newspapers during this time?
3. How many days is a woman packing after she sees the first internment notice?
4. The boy shows his sister a book about ________________.
5. How often does the girl's father write letters to the family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the premise of WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE?
2. What directions does the mother give the boy for his behavior in the camp?
3. How is the girl's naivete exhibited when she waves to people from the train?
4. Describe the last ordinary night the family has in their home.
5. Why had the boy packed a pair of his father's shoes in his suitcase to bring with him to the camp?
6. How can the woman's demeanor be described during her preparations for the family's move?
7. 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?
8. What does the woman do to the old dog?
9. How does the author show that the family is all-American and hardly a threat to U.S. security?
10. Why does the girl lie about her father to to the man named Ted?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Otsuka is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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