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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. In Part Three, Chapter 2, how long has Ivy's family lived in Fresno?
2. In Part Three, Chapter 11, what day of the week will Mr. Daniels teach winds?
3. How was Fernando injured when he was in the war?
4. In Part Two, Chapter 14, what type of car does Mrs. Sturbridge ride in?
5. In Part Four, Chapter 1, how many years have passed since the day Friedrich took the train to Dachau?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ivy discover about the musical talents of the Yamamoto children in Part Three, Chapter 15?
2. How did Mrs. Sturbridge's son die?
3. How are itinerant children who are members of the harmonica band taken care of?
4. In Part Three, Chapter 3, why does Fernando give Ivy his jacket?
5. Why did Mike give up the harmonica?
6. Why did Kenny not return the harmonica to Ivy as he had promised he would do after the war?
7. In Part Two, Chapter 22, what does Mr. Hoxie say to Mike after his audition in front of the jury?
8. In Part Three, Chapter 20, what does Ivy do with her harmonica?
9. In Part Two, Chapter 13, how is Mr. Potter's harmonica playing described?
10. In Part Two, Chapter 18, what does Mike see and hear when he goes back to the Sturbridge house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
People tend to judge Friedrich by his appearance. How is appearance deceiving when determining the type of person Friedrich is, and what does the author convey about judging people by appearance through Friedrich and his experiences?
Essay Topic 2
Both Ivy’s family and the Yamamotos experience prejudice. What prejudices do the families experience and how is the discrimination they face related to their ethnic heritage?
Essay Topic 3
Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy all made gains through their life struggles. Which character gained the most through the struggles that they faced in life?
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