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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 does Mrs. Sakane read everyday?
2. Which of the people who rang the Sakanes' doorbell remains at the house?
3. What does Ken sign up for?
4. What happens on April 21, 1942?
5. What kind of Japanese family are the Kurihara family?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ken's friend Jim help the Sakane family in chapter six?
2. What news is the catalyst for destroying the Sakane family's life?
3. What does Mr. Sakane tell his family about his situation?
4. Why does Yuki's mother annoy her at the beginning of chapter five?
5. How do Yuki's friends react to her when she returns to school?
6. How do the Sakane family prepare for the evacuation?
7. How do the Sakanes meet the Kurihara family?
8. Summarize chapter seven.
9. How do the Sakanes' friends react to Mr. Sakane's arrest?
10. Summarize chapter eight.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Uchida ends the novel like she does? How else do you think she could have ended the novel? What meaning would that new ending have given the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Yuki's life.
1. Her father.
2. Her mother.
3. Ken.
4. Mrs. Jamison.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's life. In what way is her life and personality is reflected in the book? Could she have written such a book without firsthand experience?
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