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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rough Lock say about skin color?
(a) That everyone who sees the difference in skin color is racist.
(b) That it is an overrated way of defining people.
(c) That it is the only way to tell who is good and who is evil.
(d) That he doesn't understand what all the fuss is about.

2. What religion are the Nakane Grandparents?
(a) Christian.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Buddhist.

3. What does Naomi overhear Obasan doing when Aunt Emily tells her that she thinks it's time to tell the children the truth?
(a) She hears Obasan singing.
(b) She hears Obasan praying.
(c) She hears Obasan screaming.
(d) She hears Obasan crying.

4. How far away way is Grandmother Nakane's internment camp from Slocan?
(a) Six hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Two hours.

5. What animal does Naomi bring home with her from the swamp?
(a) A frog.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A lizard.

6. In what year do Naomi and Stephen begin to attend an all-Japanese school?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1933.

7. When Naomi's family is relocated from Slocan, what type of farm do they live on?
(a) A beet farm.
(b) A hog farm.
(c) A cabbage farm.
(d) A potato farm.

8. In what month is it announced that the war has ended?
(a) March.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) August.

9. How does Naomi's father react when the war ends?
(a) He is still deeply saddened.
(b) He is suspicisous of what this will mean for his family.
(c) He is elated and overjoyed.
(d) He is apathetic.

10. Which of the following does Obasan say is strengthened by fire?
(a) Ninji nunchucks.
(b) Soldier rifles.
(c) Samurai swords.
(d) Blacksmith tools.

11. Who attempts to comb the tangles out of Naomi's hair while she is recovering?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Stephen.
(c) A nurse.
(d) Rough Lock.

12. What instrument does Uncle bring for Stephen?
(a) Kazoos.
(b) Keyboards.
(c) Tamborines.
(d) Flutes.

13. What does the Nakane family eat to stay warm at night when they are living on the farm?
(a) Cloves of garlic.
(b) Whole red onions.
(c) Green jalapeno peppers.
(d) Black peppercorns.

14. What does Obasan bring Naomi when she comes to visit as she is recovering?
(a) A doll.
(b) Homework.
(c) A letter from her mother.
(d) Clean clothes.

15. When Stephen wins a music award, through which continent does he travel on a tour?
(a) Through Africa.
(b) Through Asia.
(c) Through America.
(d) Through Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen accidentally break during his family's goodbye party?

2. With whom does Naomi travel into the woods on the day that they meet Rough Lock?

3. Besides moving back to Japan, what other option do families have in 1945?

4. In what newspaper section does Obasan wrap her fragile belongings before the move from Slocan?

5. When the Indian in Rough Lock's story resettles his people, what does he name the town?

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