Snow Falling on Cedars: Study Help: Quiz

1: Hatsue asked Kabuo to marry her because

a. she needed to get over Ishmael

b. she loved Kabuo all along

c. her mother told her to

d. she was pregnant

2: Ishmael writes for what paper?

a. The Islander

b. The Hakujin

c. San Piedro Review

d. Daily Manzanar

3: Ishmael's writing a letter to Hatsue is one way Guterson effectively shows the reader

a. how much Ishmael hates Hatsue

b. why Ishmael is blameless in the events of his life

c. how Ishmael lost his arm

d. how Hatsue deceived him

4: Although visibly composed in the courtroom, Kabuo feels guilt and anger over what incident?

a. Lack of respect from islanders

b. Killing Germans during the war

c. Killing Carl Heine, Jr.

d. Enlisting in the army

5: The Japanese art possibly used to inflict the would behind Carl’s left ear is called

a. kenpo

b. karate

c. kendo

d. katana

6: What information was Ishmael researching at the lighthouse the night he discovered the truth about Carl’s death?

a. The internment of Japanese-Americans

b. Tidal waves

c. The Strawberry Festival

d. The weather

7: Helen Chambers and Hatsue give Ishmael what advice?

a. Get a new job

b. Forgive himself

c. Get married and have children

d. Sit down and write the article

8: Hatsue feared her future lives would be affected by what deceitful actions?

a. Using Kabuo to get over Ishmael

b. Lying to her mother

c. Considering herself American

d. A secret romance

9: Etta Heine contributes what information during her testimony?

a. Carl Sr. tried to help the Miyamoto family.

b. Carl Sr. thought the Miyamotos were clean-living people.

c. Carl Sr. didn’t think Kabuo was a suitable friend for their son.

d. The Miyamotos missed the last two payments.

10: Many Japanese believe that the individual is a part of a greater whole and no emphasis shall be placed on any one person while many Americans believe individuality separates them from all others and

a. is essential to understanding self

b. is what makes one person better than another

c. creates an interesting and diverse society

d. is key in the development of the ego

11: Carl and Susan Marie’s marriage was based on

a. sex

b. trust

c. mutual respect

d. understanding

12: Kabuo’s statement to Etta, “You haven’t done anything illegal. Wrong is a different matter,” shows the relationship between

a. right and wrong

b. legality and morality

c. truth and honor

d. integrity and pride

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