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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The father sarcastically says that he is the grinning fat man in the straw hat selling _______________ by the side of the road.
(a) strawberries.
(b) geta.
(c) chopsticks.
(d) Buddha statues.

2. What was the boy's father wearing when he was taken away by the authorities?
(a) T-shirt and jeans.
(b) Bathrobe and slippers.
(c) Bowling shirt and slacks.
(d) Suit and tie.

3. Why does the mother have a hard time finding a job?
(a) There are no jobs due to bad economy.
(b) Most people will not hire Japanese people.
(c) She is too old.
(d) She is limited because she has no car.

4. Which of the following is NOT a derogatory nickname for Japanese people?
(a) Kikes.
(b) Nip.
(c) Jap.
(d) Slit.

5. The father was first questioned in a room with no _______________.
(a) air conditioning.
(b) light.
(c) door.
(d) windows.

6. Who had convinced the mother to rent the house to tenants while they were gone?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A friend.
(d) A minister.

7. The father relates many examples of Japanese ________________ in his confession.
(a) food.
(b) clothing.
(c) stereotypes.
(d) religion.

8. For how many days after his father's arrest did the family have no information about where he was?
(a) 21.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

9. What bothers the boy about where his father is now?
(a) That he doesn't have enough to eat.
(b) That he is being tortured.
(c) That he is all alone.
(d) That he doesn't have proper clothes to wear.

10. What news arrives via telegram one day?
(a) The father is returning.
(b) The father is very ill.
(c) The father is dead.
(d) The father has been sent to Japan.

11. What does the father admit to doing during blackouts?
(a) Leaving his lights on.
(b) Pulling the window shades down.
(c) Sending up flares.
(d) Sending coded messages.

12. What did the boys' mother do on the morning after visiting his father?
(a) Had his will revised.
(b) Stayed in bed and cried.
(c) Put the house up for sale.
(d) Took all his suits to the dry cleaner's.

13. What was the father wearing on the night he was taken away from his house?
(a) Gardening clothes.
(b) Pajamas.
(c) Bathrobe and slippers.
(d) Underwear and t-shirt.

14. Because his father is listed as a dangerous enemy alien, the boy envisions him as ___________________.
(a) an Old West outlaw.
(b) a Russian.
(c) a spy.
(d) a space creature.

15. Where had the boy left his bicycle before leaving home?
(a) In a storage locker.
(b) In the basement of the house.
(c) Chained to a tree in the backyard.
(d) At the neighbor's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy know that his mother is depressed?

2. What has happened to the family's furniture?

3. The period of World War II was filled with fear and _________________ toward Japanese-Americans.

4. At school the teachers and other students are polite but ______________.

5. Where was the boy's father held after his arrest?

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