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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Freddie and Ichiro feel guilty?
(a) They have not been to college.
(b) They have turned their backs on Japan, but have not supported America either.
(c) They have been mean to their parents.
(d) They have not registered to vote.

2. What does Taro want to do right after he is done with school?
(a) Enlist in the U.S. Army.
(b) Take over the family business.
(c) Join the Boy Scouts.
(d) Get a job.

3. What happens when Ichiro shakes his father?
(a) Nothing, he doesn't wake up.
(b) He wakes up, then passes out again.
(c) He wakes up and calls the police.
(d) He mumbles that he knows exactly what happened.

4. Why is Ichiro so upset with his parents?
(a) They won't let Ichiro stay in the house.
(b) They refuse to believe the truth about how the U.S. won the war.
(c) They want to close the grocery store.
(d) They don't want to return to Japan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?

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

3. What is the best way to describe Ichiro's mood in Chapter 2?

4. The mood of the book after the preface is:

5. Which family lives in an apartment that is a mile-and-a-half away from Ichiro's family?

(see the answer key)

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