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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ichiro's father begging Taro to do while he plays solitaire?
(a) Stay in school.
(b) Enlist in the army.
(c) Help his mom with dinner.
(d) Move to Japan.

2. What might Portland represent to Ichiro?
(a) A place to find a job.
(b) A chance to get away from the family he resents.
(c) A chance to get to know Kenji better.
(d) A place to go to college.

3. Why did Kenji receive the car for free?
(a) It wasn't free, he bought it.
(b) His parents gave it to him.
(c) Uncle Sam gave it to him for being a good hospital patient.
(d) He won it in a raffle.

4. What makes Kenji's car special?
(a) It has been equipped with a special motor to make it faster.
(b) It has special seats to make it more comfortable.
(c) It is equipped with special hand controls for a handicapped person who has lost a leg.
(d) It has special decals to let everyone know he is a war veteran.

5. Who reads the letter sent to Ichiro's mother?
(a) Ichiro's father.
(b) Emi.
(c) Taro.
(d) Ichiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Freddie and Ichiro looking for to make them feel more at peace with themselves as they try to adjust to life back home?

2. Describe the character "Bull":

3. Soldiers are returning from what war?

4. Why do Freddie and Ichiro feel guilty?

5. What is a conscientious objector?

(see the answer key)

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