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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symptom of sickness begins to plague Naomi's father during WW!!?
(a) Limping.
(b) Coughing.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Sneezing.

2. At whose home does Naomi remember spending most of her time growing up?
(a) At Obasan's.
(b) At Grandmother Nakane's.
(c) At Grandmother Kato's.
(d) At Aunt Emily's.

3. What is interesting about the giant creature in Naomi's dream?
(a) It is invisible.
(b) It is cartooned.
(c) It is robotic.
(d) It is a giant stuffed animal.

4. Which character repeats the phrase, "Everybody dies some day" over and over?
(a) Obasan.
(b) Naomi.
(c) Grandpa Kato.
(d) Aunt Emily.

5. What did Aunt Emily want to do for a living, but was never able to find work?
(a) She wanted to be a painter.
(b) She wanted to be a teacher.
(c) She wanted to be a dancer.
(d) She wanted to be a political activist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Naomi was being sexually abused as a child, who does she remember telling?

2. As an adult, what does Naomi do for a living?

3. Which child is identified as a "troublemaker" by Naomi?

4. In the opening chapter, what is Naomi's Uncle doing in the grass?

5. How old is Naomi when her family is sent into relocation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rest of the Nakane family's reaction to Aunt Emily's revolutionary thinking?

2. What is the condition of the internment camps, and why is Naomi's father sent there?

3. What are ghost towns, as they pertain to the novel?

4. What was Naomi's relationship to Old Man Gower?

5. What is significant about the way that Naomi and her mother are staring at the camera in the photo that Naomi finds?

6. What does Naomi do with the frog that she finds in the swamp?

7. What is Naomi accused of when she is at the bathhouse, and how does she respond?

8. What happens to Grandmother Nakane's body after the funeral?

9. What are Sick Bays?

10. What does Naomi know about the people that made up her community in Slocan?

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