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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sent a letter to Ichiro's mother?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her sister.

2. Why do Freddie and Ichiro feel guilty?
(a) They have been mean to their parents.
(b) They have not been to college.
(c) They have turned their backs on Japan, but have not supported America either.
(d) They have not registered to vote.

3. What happens when Ichiro shakes his father?
(a) He mumbles that he knows exactly what happened.
(b) Nothing, he doesn't wake up.
(c) He wakes up, then passes out again.
(d) He wakes up and calls the police.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What might Portland represent to Ichiro?

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

3. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?

4. When Ichiro arrives home from spending the night with Emi, who does he argue with?

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

(see the answer key)

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