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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best way to describe Ichiro's mood in Chapter 2?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He is happy and relaxed.
(c) He is frustrated.
(d) He is anxious.

2. What does the letter to Ichiro's mother talk about?
(a) How happy they are because Japan really won the war.
(b) How great life in Japan is now that the war is over.
(c) How they miss Ichiro's family and want them to move back to Japan.
(d) How bleak life in Japan is now that the war is over.

3. What might Portland represent to Kenji?
(a) A chance to drive his new car.
(b) A chance to ease his physical pain.
(c) A place to find a job.
(d) A chance to make new friends.

4. Describe the area where the illegal gambling halls are located:
(a) The streets are dirty, but the buildings are new.
(b) The streets are clean, and the buildings plain.
(c) The streets are clean, and there aren't very many buildings.
(d) The streets are dirty, and the buildings are run-down.

5. What nationality does Ichiro identify with most?
(a) Japanese, his parents were born in Japan.
(b) None, he feels he has lost his identity.
(c) Chinese.
(d) American, he was born in the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ito do to Ichiro after he decides not to have a drink with Ito?

2. Who does Kenji blame for the problems he has had since going into the army?

3. Where does Kenji's father live?

4. What does Ichiro do to his father when he tries to intervene in the argument between Ichiro and his mother?

5. Where does Kenji go before picking up Ichiro at the grocery store?

(see the answer key)

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