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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ichiro believe his parents represent?
(a) Japan.
(b) The past.
(c) Small business owners.
(d) The future.

2. Where has Freddie been living recently when Ichiro visits his apartment for the first time?
(a) He was living in Japan.
(b) He was away at college.
(c) He was in the army.
(d) He was in prison.

3. Why doesn't Ichiro think he is a real American?
(a) He doesn't vote.
(b) He is not caucasian and his parents look like the WWII enemy.
(c) He doesn't eat apple pie.
(d) He doesn't know the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. What does the letter to Ichiro's mother talk about?
(a) How happy they are because Japan really won the war.
(b) How great life in Japan is now that the war is over.
(c) How bleak life in Japan is now that the war is over.
(d) How they miss Ichiro's family and want them to move back to Japan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The book takes place in what U.S. city?

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

3. What does Ichiro's mother think Japan will look like when they return?

4. Where did Kenji and Ichiro go to find illegal gambling halls?

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

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