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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ichiro's father move to the United States?
(a) So they could buy a house with a white picket fence.
(b) To give his sons the best schooling possible.
(c) So they could make money and then return to Japan to live comfortably.
(d) To learn how to speak English.

2. What is the best way to describe Ichiro's mood in Chapter 2?
(a) He is happy and relaxed.
(b) He is frustrated.
(c) He is tired.
(d) He is anxious.

3. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?
(a) Freddie.
(b) The married woman Freddie is having an affair with.
(c) Ito.
(d) No one, Ichiro goes home.

4. Ichiro will enlist in the U.S. Army if what happens?
(a) He doesn't have to use a rifle in the army.
(b) He gets a free car from the U.S. government.
(c) He can fight for the Japanese army after one year.
(d) His mother and father are reunited in the same prison camp.

5. What is a conscientious objector?
(a) Someone who likes to protest.
(b) Someone who likes philosophy.
(c) Someone who refuses to participate in war based on religious, moral, or ethical grounds.
(d) Someone who doesn't like to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ichiro do to his father when he tries to intervene in the argument between Ichiro and his mother?

2. What country was Ichiro born in?

3. Japanese people on the West Coast were separated into various groups, depending on their allegiance to Japan because of what event?

4. What does Taro want to do right after he is done with school?

5. Most Japanese on the West Coast had three options: go to jail, enlist in the draft, or enter:

(see the answer key)

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