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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mood of the book after the preface is:
(a) Somber.
(b) Scary.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Humorous.

2. What nationality does Ichiro identify with most?
(a) Japanese, his parents were born in Japan.
(b) None, he feels he has lost his identity.
(c) Chinese.
(d) American, he was born in the U.S.

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

4. What do the negroes in the pool hall tell Ichiro to do?
(a) "Sign up for the army."
(b) "What's your name, boy?"
(c) "Go back to Tokyo, boy."
(d) "Come play pool with us."

5. Why is Ichiro mad at his mother when they argue for the first time?
(a) Because she thinks the war is not yet over.
(b) Because she calls him a true Japanese and that he will always be Japanese.
(c) Because she won't let him go to the movies.
(d) Because she thinks the U.S. won the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business do Ichiro's parents own?

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

3. The "good" Japanese-Americans were allowed to do what?

4. Who is the first conscientious objector we meet in the book?

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

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