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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24, 25 and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Grandmother Nakane's body processed after her death?
(a) It is buried in the ground.
(b) It is cremated.
(c) It is mummified.
(d) It is buried at sea.

2. What does Rough Lock verbally notice about Naomi?
(a) That she is very smart.
(b) That she is very young.
(c) That she is very sweet.
(d) That she is very quiet.

3. What type of bird do the children see when they climb the bluff in spring?
(a) A princebird.
(b) A kingbird.
(c) A jokerbird.
(d) A queenbird.

4. Which character speaks the words, "She is here. She is not here. She is reaching out to me with a touch deceptive as down, with hands and fingers that wave like grass around my feet and her hair falls and falls and falls from her head like streamers of paper rain"?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Father.
(d) Naomi.

5. In Naomi's reccurring dream, what are the three Oriental women wearing?
(a) Nothing, they are naked.
(b) They are wrapped in the Japanese flag.
(c) Ceremonial kimonos.
(d) Western-style jeans and t-shirts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does the novel take place?

2. In the childhood story that Naomi is frequently told, from what piece of fruit does the little boy appear from?

3. Who attempts to comb the tangles out of Naomi's hair while she is recovering?

4. What is the board game that Stephen played with while he was growing up?

5. How old is Naomi when she returns to the relocation camp after its liberation?

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