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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?
(a) Trying to make him take over the family business.
(b) Trying to make him enlist in the army.
(c) Trying to make him learn several languages.
(d) Trying to keep him isolated from Americans and their customs.

2. Why is Ichiro so angry before he leaves for Portland?
(a) He wants to marry Emi.
(b) He is consumed with bitterness over the past.
(c) He is fighting with Kenji.
(d) He can't find a job.

3. Why is Ichiro's father drinking so much the day Ichiro returns from Portland?
(a) He is trying to go to sleep.
(b) He is deeply depressed.
(c) He is an alcoholic.
(d) He wants to have fun.

4. What has Freddie accomplished in the five weeks since his return to the area?
(a) He has enrolled in school.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He has found a job.
(d) He has made new friends.

5. As he prepares to leave for Portland, Ichiro is trying to get over his past and do what?
(a) Reconnect with his parents.
(b) Make up with his brother.
(c) Get his driver's license.
(d) Get on with his own life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best way to describe Ichiro's mood in Chapter 2?

2. How old is Ichiro?

3. What does Ichiro learn about his mother after her death?

4. Why doesn't Ichiro respect his parents?

5. Who reads the letter sent to Ichiro's mother?

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