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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ichiro so upset with his parents?
(a) They refuse to believe the truth about how the U.S. won the war.
(b) They want to close the grocery store.
(c) They won't let Ichiro stay in the house.
(d) They don't want to return to Japan.

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

3. Why doesn't Ichiro respect his parents?
(a) He thinks they work at the grocery store too much.
(b) He thinks they drink too much.
(c) He thinks they don't love him enough.
(d) He thinks they ruined his life.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ichiro believes that his father is neither a husband, a father, Japanese, NOR:

2. How old is Ichiro?

3. How does Ichiro's mother die?

4. Who does Ichiro call a fool for wanting to enlist in the U.S. Army?

5. What happens when Ichiro shakes his father?

(see the answer key)

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