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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Freddie been living recently when Ichiro visits his apartment for the first time?
(a) He was living in Japan.
(b) He was in prison.
(c) He was away at college.
(d) He was in the army.

2. How many blocks does Ichiro's mother walk to get bread?
(a) 26.
(b) 13.
(c) 3.
(d) 30.

3. Why does Freddie like the woman across the hall so much?
(a) She accepts him for who he really is.
(b) She is tall and skinny.
(c) She is teaching him how to speak Chinese.
(d) She is a good cook.

4. Which country does Ichiro's mother think won the war?
(a) Japan.
(b) The United States.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

5. Who does Ichiro call a fool for wanting to enlist in the U.S. Army?
(a) Mike.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Taro.
(d) Kenji.

6. The book takes place in what U.S. city?
(a) Spokane, Washington.
(b) Portland, Oregon.
(c) Sacramento, California.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

7. Who is the first conscientious objector we meet in the book?
(a) Ichiro's father.
(b) Ichiro.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Taro.

8. What part of the United States were most Japanese people rounded up and placed into Relocation Camps?
(a) West Coast.
(b) East Coast.
(c) South.
(d) Mid-West.

9. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?
(a) He wants to spend more time with Kenji.
(b) He wants to drive the Oldmobile.
(c) He wants to see what a V.A. Hospital looks like.
(d) He wants to get away from his parents.

10. What makes Ichiro realize he is a true American citizen?
(a) He has never been to Japan.
(b) He speaks fluent English.
(c) He was born in the United States.
(d) He has attended school in the United States.

11. How does Ichiro travel around town?
(a) He never leaves the house.
(b) By train.
(c) He has a car.
(d) By walking and taking the bus.

12. How much money does Ichiro's father give him when he tells Ichiro to go visit Freddie?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $25.

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

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

15. How did Ito get out of the U.S. Army?
(a) He was kicked out for bad behavior.
(b) He was not a good soldier.
(c) He was too old.
(d) He got out on a medical leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times have they amputated Kenji's leg?

2. How many inches of Kenji's injured leg remains?

3. What is Ichiro's father begging Taro to do while he plays solitaire?

4. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?

5. After December 7, 1941 many Americans felt this way about Japanese people.

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