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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. Which of the following is NOT a term the father uses to describe Americans?

2. What did the boys' mother do on the morning after visiting his father?

3. Where does the boy find his sister in the middle of the night one night?

4. What stereotype do many Americans at the time make about Japanese people?

5. How does the boy know that his mother is depressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the mother leave one of the father's suits hanging in the closet?

2. Why is the girl digging in the ground with a spoon in the middle of the night?

3. Describe what the family did after the father's arrest when they did not know what had happened to him.

4. What is the condition of the family's home when they return after their release from the camp?

5. What does the father "admit" to doing that made him a threat to the U.S.?

6. What is the father's tone during his confession in this chapter?

7. How does the father conclude his confession?

8. What are the physical and psychological states of the camp in the autumn of 1942?

9. What does the father say is what he most wanted to say to everyone during his confession?

10. Why does the mother have to find a job and why does she have a difficult time doing so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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