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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Carl Heine's boat was found,
(a) It was full of water
(b) The batteries were dead
(c) All the lights were on
(d) It would not start

2. Over a period of four years, Ishmael and Hatsue met and spent time
(a) After school in a field
(b) In a hollow cedar tree
(c) Out in the strawberry fields
(d) At the beach

3. Sumiko intervenes in Hatsue's life by
(a) Introducing her to Kabuo
(b) Intercepting a letter from Ishmael
(c) Tormenting Hatsue at Manzanar
(d) Telling their mother about Kabuo's intentions

4. Ishmael tells Hatsue her hair smells like
(a) Clams
(b) Cedar
(c) Strawberries
(d) Flowers

5. Etta Heine met her husband, Carl, in
(a) Bavaria
(b) North Dakota
(c) Seattle
(d) San Piedro

6. The darkness in Carl Heine's personality, as well as in Horace Whaley's is a result of
(a) Fighting in World War II
(b) Working on the island since childhood
(c) Mistrust and suspicion
(d) Fishing and eking out a living

7. The significance of the four pieces of mooring line is
(a) They are all that was left of Carl's gear
(b) They held down the fishing bins
(c) They were used to bring the body up
(d) They show that boats were connected

8. Ishmael Chambers is a
(a) A juror
(b) A bailiff
(c) Local reporter
(d) A judge

9. Hatsue tells Ishmael they have both gotten good at
(a) Outsmarting their parents
(b) Lying to themselves
(c) Cutting school
(d) Being devious

10. The people of Amity Harbor are frightened about the possibility of
(a) Being attacked from within
(b) The Japanese moving ashore with weapons
(c) The Japanese confiscating their boats
(d) Being attacked by the Japanese

11. The knife sheath found on Carl Heine's body
(a) Held a fishing knife
(b) Was empty
(c) Was broken
(d) Had twine in it

12. What does the red foam from Carl's mouth indicate?
(a) He was dead before he hit the water
(b) He suffocated and drowned
(c) He had respiratory failure
(d) He had air in his lungs when he hit the water

13. The islanders know that the outcome of this storm
(a) Would be devastating
(b) Was beyond their control
(c) Would be destructive
(d) Would be easy to deal with

14. The weather conditions on the water on the night of the murder are
(a) Heavy snow
(b) Clear and calm
(c) Heavy fog
(d) Extreme wind

15. Ishmael believes his love for Hatsue is
(a) Preordained
(b) Frightening
(c) Immoral
(d) A mistake

Short Answer Questions

1. Ishmael's father prints instructions in his paper about

2. In the courtroom, the Japanese attendees sat

3. After the kiss on the beach, Ishmael finds himself

4. On the first afternoon of the trial, the Japanese driver of the disabled school bus

5. By 1907, the Port Jefferson Mill records referred to the Japanese workers as

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