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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 do the people in #7 know they are to be relocated?

2. The woman's husband had first been taken to Montana and then to ________________.

3. Where is the Tanforan Horse Racing Track located?

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

5. Where does the woman store all the boxes packed with household items?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the girl's naivete exhibited when she waves to people from the train?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the girl lie about her father to to the man named Ted?

8. 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?

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

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

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

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.

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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