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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The woman's husband had first been taken to Montana and then to ________________.
2. How do the people in #7 know they are to be relocated?
3. Who is the old woman who sometimes thinks she hears her mother calling her?
4. The girl has a collection of __________________ from her father.
5. What does the woman do with the cat since pets are not permitted at the internment camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is the family headed in September 1942 and where had they been living since the spring of the year?
2. Describe how the woman goes about packing up the family's belongings.
3. What does the woman do to the old dog?
4. Describe the last ordinary night the family has in their home.
5. Who is Mrs. Ueno and how does she act with the boy's mother in the camp?
6. How do the boy and his camp friends show more naivete than harmful intentions in some of their games and habits?
7. What is the girl prompted to remember when viewing the image on a playing card?
8. Why had the boy packed a pair of his father's shoes in his suitcase to bring with him to the camp?
9. Describe the family's experience at Tanforan as explained by the girl.
10. How do the girl's recollection of the family trip to Yosemite and her father's travels provide some insight into the father's arrest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why are the characters nameless in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by not giving the characters names? Did she accomplish her goal? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Prejudice and discrimination against people unlike you is a common thread in WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE. Cite two examples in this book and explain what you think Otsuka was trying to say in each.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the hardware store owner. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the dialogue between the hardware store owner and the mother?
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