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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Stephen begin to play when he hears that the war is over?
(a) The piano.
(b) The flute.
(c) The drums.
(d) The tambourine.

2. What does Naomi find as an adult which gave her insight into the family's motivations in relocating from Slocan?
(a) A record.
(b) A letter.
(c) An order form.
(d) A photograph.

3. With whom does Naomi travel into the woods on the day that they meet Rough Lock?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Obasan.

4. Who does Naomi dream is attempting to communicate with her?
(a) Her Uncle.
(b) Her Father.
(c) Her Mother.
(d) Her Grandfather.

5. Who from Slocan is actively trying to keep their community together?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Nakayama-sensei.
(d) Rough Lock Bill.

6. On the day that the family makes their move from Slocan, which family member disappears in the night?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Father.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Uncle.

7. How many years passed before Naomi once again spends time with Aunt Emily after they left Slocan?
(a) Twenty-one years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twenty-seven years.

8. Besides moving back to Japan, what other option do families have in 1945?
(a) Moving west of the Rocky Mountains.
(b) Moving east of the Rocky Mountains.
(c) Moving south of the Rocky Mountains.
(d) Moving north of the Rocky Mountains.

9. With whom do the Nakane children travel when they are relocated from Slocan?
(a) With their father.
(b) By themselves.
(c) With Rough Lock.
(d) With their Aunt and Uncle.

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

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

12. 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 crying.
(b) She hears Obasan singing.
(c) She hears Obasan screaming.
(d) She hears Obasan praying.

13. What part of the swamp animal's body is broken when Naomi takes it home?
(a) Its wing.
(b) Its leg.
(c) Its neck.
(d) Its back.

14. 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) Naomi.
(b) Obasan.
(c) Father.
(d) Stephen.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Naomi bring home with her from the swamp?

2. What does Rough Lock verbally notice about Naomi?

3. Which of the following best describes the home that the Nakane family live in while on the farm?

4. Where does Stephen attend college?

5. What is Naomi concerned might have happened to her mother when she returned to Japan?

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