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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. Where is it prohibited for the internees to move to?

2. Who welcomes the internees to their new home?

3. What does Mr. Kurihara have a collection of?

4. What does Yuki have to do by herself while Emi is sick?

5. What does each room have suspended from the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the conditions at the camp continuing to improve in chapter fourteen?

2. What does Yuka overhear the internees saying on their way to Utah?

3. Summarize chapter sixteen.

4. Why does Ken decide to join the army in chapter sixteen?

5. How does the camp begin to get better in chapter thirteen?

6. Describe the Sakanes' new accommodation.

7. Summarize chapter 11.

8. Why does Ken decide not to accept a place at university?

9. What did Mr. Sakane experience in Montana?

10. Summarize chapter twelve.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Japanese and American culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 2

What are the arguments for and against putting the Japanese into camps in the 1940s? What is Uchida's opinion how the Japanese and how does she express them? Do you agree or disagree with Uchida?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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