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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 month is it as the girl, her brother and mother are on a train?
3. Which of the following does the boy's mother NOT warn him about?
4. Who is the old woman who sometimes thinks she hears her mother calling her?
5. What does the boy often watch with his sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the living conditions of the mother, the boy and the girl in Utah.
2. How does the father recognize the girl's birthday even though he is incarcerated?
3. What is the timing of the relocation effort and why was the woman's husband arrested prior to this relocation?
4. How are Japanese-Americans notified that they are to be relocated and what indicates that people are preparing?
5. Who is Mrs. Ueno and how does she act with the boy's mother in the camp?
6. Describe the last ordinary night the family has in their home.
7. What is the girl prompted to remember when viewing the image on a playing card?
8. How do the boy and his camp friends show more naivete than harmful intentions in some of their games and habits?
9. 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?
10. What does the girl tell a man about her father as they wait in line for the restroom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Why are the characters nameless in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by not giving the characters names? Did she accomplish her goal? Explain.
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