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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kenji tell only his father that he is leaving?
(a) To avoid a fight with the family.
(b) To avoid having to help clean up the dishes.
(c) To avoid disrupting the family watching television.
(d) To avoid a tearful goodbye with the family.

2. Where does Kenji's father live?
(a) In a cottage by a river.
(b) In a rented house on top of a hill.
(c) In an apartment in the middle of town.
(d) In a house he owns.

3. Why does Ichiro demand to leave the first house his family visits together?
(a) He doesn't believe Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is digusted that people still think Japan has not lost the war.
(d) He is tired.

4. What country does Ichiro believe has changed his life in the most negative way?
(a) Russia.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) The United States.

5. Who does Kenji blame for the problems he has had since going into the army?
(a) His father.
(b) His siblings.
(c) The U.S. government.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Carrick offer Ichiro a job?

2. Why isn't Freddie afraid of being caught in the affair with the married woman?

3. Why doesn't Ichiro respect his parents?

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

5. What revelation does Ichiro have on the bus about fighting in the war?

(see the answer key)

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