Q 01/05

In Kirby Larson's Dash, which elderly neighbor takes in Mitsi's dog when the Kashinos are sent away?

A) Mrs. Hanson

B) Mrs. Bowker

C) Mrs. Elliott

D) Mrs. Schmidt

Answer · why

B) Mrs. Bowker

Mrs. Bowker first meets Mitsi by rescuing her from bullies, and she agrees to foster Dash once the family learns the camps forbid animals.

Q 02/05

In Dash, what ironic nickname belongs to the fairgrounds site where the Kashino family is first held?

A) Camp Harmony

B) Camp Serenity

C) Camp Unity

D) Camp Welcome

Answer · why

A) Camp Harmony

Camp Harmony was a temporary assembly center where each barracks room had one small window, a single electrical socket and a wood stove.

Q 03/05

After their stay at the fairgrounds in Dash, the Kashino family is moved to which permanent camp?

A) Manzanar

B) Tule Lake

C) Minidoka

D) Heart Mountain

Answer · why

C) Minidoka

Minidoka held more than 13,000 Japanese Americans during the war, and most families from the fairgrounds reached it after a 30-hour train trip.

Q 04/05

Which two best friends snub Mitsi Kashino at school after Pearl Harbor in Kirby Larson's Dash?

A) Mags and Judy

B) Scooter and Max

C) Olympia and Erich

D) Hobie and Fish

Answer · why

A) Mags and Judy

Mags and Judy let a taunting classmate come between them and Mitsi, which leaves Dash as her one steadfast ally.

Q 05/05

Kirby Larson's Dash follows the Kashinos from Washington to a high-desert camp in which other state?

A) Wyoming

B) Arizona

C) Idaho

D) Utah

Answer · why

C) Idaho

Idaho held the family's second camp on the remote Snake River Plain, a dusty journey from the fairgrounds where they were first confined.