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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yum-yum's brother Fred in Chapter III?

2. Who coaches Yuki's softball team?

3. In Chapter I, how many white guys follow Minnow as he walks home?

4. How much time were the Bainbridge Japanese given to pack?

5. How old is Minnow in 1942?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Mr. Uyeda is shot?

2. What happens when Minnow walks home alone in Chapter I?

3. Who is Stan writing in Chapter VI and why?

4. Where do Shig and his friends go to skip school in Chapter II?

5. What does Bette tell Yuki about how she is doing in a postcard postmarked October 15, 1943?

6. What happens when Minnow draws?

7. How does the camp become separated in Chapter VII?

8. What happens after Yuki and her teammates win their softball game in Chapter VIII?

9. Where are the Haranos and other No-Nos going, and how do they prepare to leave?

10. In Chapter VI, what jobs do Stan and Twitch have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary fights with her father and lashes out at family members. Why does Mary fight with her father and lash out at family members? Why does she feel trapped? How does feeling trapped affect her relationship with her family?

Essay Topic 2

Twitchy dies on the battlefield. Why is it difficult for Twitchy’s friends and family to believe he is dead? How do Twitchy’s friends and family process their grief and learn to live without him?

Essay Topic 3

Stan wants to leave Topaz and go to college. Why do many colleges give Stan the run around when he wants to apply? What do their responses reveal about institutional racism?

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