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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18, pages 175-205.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Director end the violence surrounding Noor’s arrest?
(a) He shoots at the protestors.
(b) He fires a shot in the air.
(c) He sounds the camp siren.
(d) He orders the guards to shoot on his order.

2. What warning does the Director give Layla after catching her in the Mess?
(a) He has absolute power of life and death.
(b) He will not be restrained.
(c) He hears everything.
(d) He sees everything.

3. What does Layla agree to do when her parents ask her to accept their situation?
(a) Be home by curfew.
(b) Not to fight back.
(c) Obey orders.
(d) Read a book a week.

4. What is a “desi”?
(a) A North African American.
(b) A dark-skinned American.
(c) An Indian-American.
(d) A Muslim American.

5. What does Layla say is in the American grain?
(a) Forgetting.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Racism.
(d) Rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson does Jake try to impress on Layla by telling him about his mother dying?

2. What is Jake concerned about, as he makes connections for Layla and David?

3. What does Layla worry about as she and her parents leave the house?

4. Who was interned at Manzanar during World War II?

5. How does Layla characterize Union Station’s architecture?

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