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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mother travel to in order to get a birthday gift?
(a) Grandmother's store.
(b) Aunt Tiger's house.
(c) Japanese headquarters.
(d) Theresa's convent.

2. What type of tree does Grandfather meditate under?
(a) A giving tree.
(b) A ficus.
(c) A weeping willow.
(d) A pine.

3. Who is Father Carroll?
(a) An American missionary.
(b) A University professor.
(c) Sookan's step-father.
(d) A homeless man.

4. During her first day at school, what is confiscated from Sookan at lunchtime?
(a) Her food and lunchbox.
(b) Her pencils.
(c) Her book.
(d) Her shoes.

5. What were destroyed to make Shinto shrines?
(a) Public parks.
(b) Hindu shrines.
(c) Buddhist shrines.
(d) Churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is made in the family factory?

2. After the workers are taken away, who takes away all the factory equipment?

3. The Japanese would not let ___ visit Grandfather as he was sick and dying.

4. What is wrong with Grandfather's feet?

5. After Grandfather's death, what is done to help make up for Mother's absent-mindedness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sookan wonder if the Japanese have god-like powers?

2. Describe Mother after Grandfather's death.

3. What do the factory workers try to do to prevent being taken away to become Spirit Girls?

4. Who is the first person to ever beat Sookan and why?

5. Do you think that it was wise of Grandfather to meditate under the tree?

6. What happens when Captain Narita finds the family having a birthday party?

7. After Grandfather's death, why does Sookan feel that she is being punished and by who?

8. What does Captain Narita do to punish the family for having a party?

9. Why do you think Mother did not want Inchun and Sookan to rub Grandfather's feet?

10. Who is Father Carroll, and why is he important?

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