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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stabbed Ito?
(a) Ichiro's father.
(b) Bull.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Taro.

2. When is Ichiro going to start his new job in Portland?
(a) In two months.
(b) He is declining the job offer.
(c) He didn't get the job.
(d) In two weeks.

3. What does Ichiro learn about his mother after her death?
(a) She always wanted to move back to Japan.
(b) She tried to make life pleasant for him.
(c) She never wanted Ichiro to be happy.
(d) She didn't like working in the grocery store.

4. Why does Mr. Carrick offer Ichiro a job?
(a) He doesn't want to hire anymore Americans.
(b) He is apathetic to Japanese-Americans.
(c) He is desperate for a new employee.
(d) He is familiar with the struggles of Japanese-Americans and is sympathetic to Ichiro's time in jail.

5. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?
(a) To tell Ralph that the U.S. has won the war.
(b) To tell him that Ichiro and Emi get along well.
(c) To tell him that he is dying.
(d) To ask him if he wants to buy the Oldsmobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ichiro searching for when he returns home?

2. What new items does Kenji's father have in the house when Ichiro visits for the first time?

3. Which family lives in an apartment that is a mile-and-a-half away from Ichiro's family?

4. How can Ichiro relate to Kenji's pain?

5. Why did Ichiro refuse to join the military?

(see the answer key)

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