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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treat does the hardware store owner give to the woman for her children?
(a) Baseball cards.
(b) Comic books.
(c) Candy.
(d) Bubble gum.

2. Who is the only one of his friends who writes to the boy?
(a) Ted.
(b) Jimmie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Debbie.

3. What did the family live in while at the Tanforan Racetrack?
(a) Horse stall.
(b) Trailer.
(c) Tent.
(d) Shed.

4. How do the people in #7 know they are to be relocated?
(a) They are visited by authorities.
(b) There are signs posted.
(c) They got a letter.
(d) They get a telegram.

5. What does the woman in #70 do when she sees the boy's mother one day?
(a) Bows deeply before her.
(b) Carries her bucket of water for her.
(c) Walks the other way.
(d) Spits on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman do as she eats her lunch?

2. In what city does the family live?

3. What does the girl throw out the train window?

4. What does the boy sometimes wonder about why his father was sent away and the rest of the family sent to the desert?

5. What does a little girl offer to give the girl on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the girl lie about her father to to the man named Ted?

2. What is the premise of WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE?

3. Describe the family's experience at Tanforan as explained by the girl.

4. Why are the hardware store owner's actions significant?

5. How can the woman's demeanor be described during her preparations for the family's move?

6. How is the girl's naivete exhibited when she waves to people from the train?

7. What does the woman do to the old dog?

8. How are Japanese-Americans notified that they are to be relocated and what indicates that people are preparing?

9. Describe how the woman goes about packing up the family's belongings.

10. What directions does the mother give the boy for his behavior in the camp?

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