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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the father at this point in time?
(a) He is still incarcerated.
(b) He has been sent to Japan.
(c) He is working in New York.
(d) He is at home.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the state of the family's house when they see it again?
(a) Disrepair.
(b) Neglected.
(c) Ransacked.
(d) Tidy.

3. The mother reminds the children that many Japanese families have lost their ______________.
(a) photographs.
(b) clothes.
(c) cars.
(d) homes.

4. The father sarcastically says that he gave ____________________ to the enemy for free.
(a) U.S. defense maps.
(b) Food.
(c) guns.
(d) Communication codes.

5. What advice does the boy receive from his father in a letter?
(a) It is better to bend than to break.
(b) Stay the course.
(c) The early bird gets the worm.
(d) Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

6. Chapter 5 is told from the perspective of _________________.
(a) the father.
(b) the mother.
(c) the boy.
(d) a guard.

7. At school the teachers and other students are polite but ______________.
(a) angry.
(b) distant.
(c) confused.
(d) noncommittal.

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

9. Why is one family in camp sent back to Japan?
(a) The man was convicted of being a Japanese spy.
(b) The man incited riots in the camp.
(c) The man would not agree to serve in the military.
(d) The man wrote too many letters to relatives in Japan.

10. How do most people in town greet the family?
(a) Enthusiastically.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Joyfully.
(d) Coolly.

11. What does the mother caution her children about?
(a) Their father will not be as happy as he once was.
(b) They will not be living in the same house.
(c) All their belongings have been sold.
(d) Many people will not be happy to see them return.

12. Why did a guard kill one of the internees one night?
(a) He said the man was going to shoot into the camp.
(b) He said the man was trying to escape.
(c) He said the man was going to shoot him.
(d) He said the man attacked him with a knife.

13. What happened to the money from the house rental?
(a) It is in an envelope in a cupboard.
(b) It is in a bank account.
(c) The lawyer took it.
(d) There was never any rent money.

14. What is scattered all over the house?
(a) Dust balls.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Grass clippings.

15. Why is the boy worried about his sister?
(a) She talks about suicide.
(b) She cries all the time.
(c) She spends more time with other kids.
(d) She won't get out of bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The father sarcastically says that he signaled to Japanese aviators with ____________________.

2. Soldiers return home from the war with stories of _______________________.

3. What was kept on for days as the father was left in the room?

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

5. Why is the family afraid to sleep in the house?

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