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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. In Chapter IX, what color do the men wear who force the internees to attend a funeral?

2. Where does Twitchy's sergeant run across a slope using his Tommy gun and then throws a German grenade in Chapter XIII?

3. Where is Twitchy's buddy Bill Hayami from?

4. At the beginning of Chapter X, what is served for dinner as a treat?

5. Whose parents request repartriation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Minnow take the news that Twitchy died?

2. What is Mary's family's apartment like?

3. What is Tule Lake like?

4. How poor has Kiyoshi's family been?

5. What does Mas hear convinced the army to open the draft to the Nisei?

6. How and where does Twitchy die?

7. How does Twitchy go on and appear like he has no fear?

8. How does Twitchy feel when Ted Arakii dies?

9. How does Mr. Katsumoto feel after being forced to attend a funeral?

10. In Chapter XII, how do Twitchy and Keiko spend their last hours together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yukio longs to be a normal teenager. How does Yukio long to be a normal teenager? How is her desire thwarted by prejudice?

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

Yum-yum tries to be an obedient daughter and a dutiful sister. Why does Yum-yum have to struggle to be an obedient daughter and a dutiful sister? What release does she find from her life? What new identity does she find? How does that help ease her struggles?

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