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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ichiro?
(a) 28 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 18 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

2. Why does Taro want to join the army?
(a) To ease the shame felt by the family when Ichiro refused to serve.
(b) To make his parents angry.
(c) To learn how to shoot a rifle.
(d) To move away from home.

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

4. What happened to Bob Kumasakas?
(a) He is at work.
(b) He is away at college.
(c) He is still in the U.S. Army.
(d) He was killed by a German sniper.

5. How many inches of Kenji's injured leg remains?
(a) He doesn't have anything left of one leg.
(b) 111 inches.
(c) 11 inches.
(d) 1 inch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ichiro think was worth fighting in the war for?

2. What revelation does Ichiro have on the bus about fighting in the war?

3. What was the nickname of the small community where the book takes place?

4. How long has Ichiro been away from home?

5. Ichiro and his family go to visit other families when he returns home. How do they know these families?

(see the answer key)

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