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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ichiro's father when Ichiro gets home from returning Kenji's car?

2. Why does Mr. Carrick offer Ichiro a job?

3. What does Ichiro tell the Japanese boy waiting on him at the cafe?

4. How does the Japanese boy's mother greet Ichiro when serving his ham and eggs?

5. What is Ichiro finally starting to learn about people as he gets a new job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ichiro's mother drown herself?

2. What makes the priest at the funeral stand out?

3. What makes Kenji's family different from Ichiro's family?

4. Why does Ichiro go to the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

5. Why is the violent ending to the book so significant?

6. What does the violent ending provide Ichiro?

7. What does Kenji's family do together that night?

8. Why does Kenji tell Ichiro to go back to Seattle without him?

9. What is one possible reason why Ichiro was offered a job by Mr. Morrison at the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

10. What is Ichiro's father so impressed with at Ichiro's mother's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a "no-no" boy and explain why you think the term was needed to be coined in the first place? Which characters in the novel could be described as no-no boys? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Kenji being an injured decorated war veteran was so important to the novel. Why was his injury and pain such an important component in his character makeup? What would have changed throughout the novel had he been happy, healthy, and a celebrated solider?

Essay Topic 3

What does Emi represent to Ichiro? Is she a positive or negative influence on him? Please support your answer with specific examples from the book.

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