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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ichiro demand to leave the first house his family visits together?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is digusted that people still think Japan has not lost the war.
(d) He doesn't believe Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs.

2. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?
(a) That it will bring new weapons for the Japanese soldiers.
(b) That it is coming to bomb the U.S.
(c) That it is a cruise ship, offering free trips.
(d) That it will come to bring the Japanese back to Japan to celebrate victory.

3. When was the last time Ichiro's mother heard from her family back in Japan?
(a) A long time ago.
(b) She has never heard from them.
(c) She doesn't have family in Japan.
(d) Many times during the war.

4. Why did Ichiro's father move to the United States?
(a) To give his sons the best schooling possible.
(b) So they could make money and then return to Japan to live comfortably.
(c) So they could buy a house with a white picket fence.
(d) To learn how to speak English.

5. Why isn't Freddie afraid of being caught in the affair with the married woman?
(a) He doesn't care if he's caught.
(b) She is planning on getting divorced.
(c) He is a strong fighter.
(d) He is moving soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was Ichiro born in?

2. What do the negroes in the pool hall tell Ichiro to do?

3. Why are Kenji and Ichiro becoming better friends?

4. What might Portland represent to Ichiro?

5. Who is the first conscientious objector we meet in the book?

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