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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 personal element from his father did the boy save?

2. The mother reminds the children that many Japanese families have lost their ______________.

3. What does the boy imagine doing with his father when his father returns?

4. What does the boy receive as a Christmas gift from a woman in Ohio?

5. What job does the mother ultimately get?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boy and the mother talk about regarding what they miss most about their old lives?

2. Describe how the Army is ruthless in its treatment of the internees.

3. Who does the father address in his confession in Chapter 5?

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

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

6. What is the social environment like for the Japanese-Americans when they return home?

7. From whose perspective is Chapter 5 told and what is the nature of the chapter?

8. How does the father conclude his confession?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of the father. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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