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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 In a Stranger's Backyard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true about the family's experience at Tanforan Racetrack?
(a) The horse stalls had linoleum floors.
(b) The flies were really bad.
(c) They ate out of horse troughs.
(d) They slept on mattresses stuffed with straw.

2. What does the woman do to the old dog she has fed?
(a) Gives it to the neighbors.
(b) Takes it to a shelter.
(c) Smashes it in the head with a shovel.
(d) Lets it sleep in the house.

3. Who is the Japanese Emperor?
(a) Nakamura.
(b) Watanabe.
(c) Hirohito.
(d) Tanaka.

4. The mother told her children if asked to say they were _________________, not Japanese.
(a) Korean.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Hawaiian.

5. How often does the girl's father write letters to the family?
(a) Daily.
(b) Bi-weekly.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Monthly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl remember doing with her father in the early mornings?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of the family's house when they see it again?

3. What does the boy listen to on the radio at night?

4. The image on the back of a playing card the girl sees is _____________________.

5. How much money is the family given when released from the internment camp?

(see the answer key)

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