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

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

3. What does the mother try to alter so that her children can wear them?
(a) Military hats.
(b) Women's slippers.
(c) Men's coats.
(d) Adult gloves.

4. The children work hard helping their mother ____________________.
(a) plant a garden.
(b) write letters to their father.
(c) clean the house.
(d) sew new clothes.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy imagine doing with his father when his father returns?

2. Where does the family go in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is the father's tone in this chapter?

5. Why is the boy worried about his sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. From whose perspective is Chapter 5 told and what is the nature of the chapter?

2. What could account for the family's not receiving much mail while they were detained in the camp?

3. What does the boy learn about the details of another boy's father's arrest that is more disturbing than his own father's arrest?

4. What does the father want to imply to whoever is hearing his confession?

5. How does the author show that the characters are not considered to be real people, but rather just nameless prisoners?

6. Describe the room where the father was first taken for questioning.

7. Describe how the Army is ruthless in its treatment of the internees.

8. What valuable advice does the boy receive from his father in a letter?

9. Why does the mother have to find a job and why does she have a difficult time doing so?

10. Describe what the family did after the father's arrest when they did not know what had happened to him.

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