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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 was NOT true about the father during his time in the room?
2. What is the father's attitude now?
3. Where does the family go in Chapter 4?
4. The father implies that no rational person would believe him to be anything other than an American man _______________________.
5. The father sarcastically says that he is the grinning fat man in the straw hat selling _______________ by the side of the road.
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the boy and the mother talk about regarding what they miss most about their old lives?
2. Why does the mother have to find a job and why does she have a difficult time doing so?
3. For whom does the father speak during his confession?
4. What does the father want to imply to whoever is hearing his confession?
5. From whose perspective is Chapter 5 told and what is the nature of the chapter?
6. What is the social environment like for the Japanese-Americans when they return home?
7. What are the physical and psychological states of the camp in the autumn of 1942?
8. What is the father's tone during his confession in this chapter?
9. How do people in town react to the family when they return from the camp?
10. Describe how the Army is ruthless in its treatment of the internees.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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?
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