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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nickname of the small community where the book takes place?
(a) Army Town.
(b) Fish Town.
(c) Pike's Peak.
(d) Jap Town.

2. What makes Ichiro realize he is a true American citizen?
(a) He has never been to Japan.
(b) He was born in the United States.
(c) He has attended school in the United States.
(d) He speaks fluent English.

3. What is a "No-No" boy?
(a) A boy who never says "Yes."
(b) A boy who doesn't like his parents.
(c) A Japanese-American who refused to go to war against the Japanese in WWII.
(d) A boy who constantly shakes his head.

4. What instrument does Ichiro play?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The flute.
(c) The piano.
(d) The violin.

5. Who sent a letter to Ichiro's mother?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

6. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?
(a) That it will come to bring the Japanese back to Japan to celebrate victory.
(b) That it is a cruise ship, offering free trips.
(c) That it will bring new weapons for the Japanese soldiers.
(d) That it is coming to bomb the U.S.

7. What do the young boys surrounding Ichiro start to do to him outside of the gambling hall?
(a) Taunt him and chase him into the street.
(b) Taunt him and start to take off his clothes.
(c) Ask him to go for a ride.
(d) Ask him to join the army.

8. How can Ichiro relate to Kenji's pain?
(a) They both have headaches.
(b) Kenji feels he has two years before his body is rotten; Ichiro feels he lost his own life two years ago in prison.
(c) They have both considered suicide.
(d) They both suffer leg pain.

9. Why does Freddie like the woman across the hall so much?
(a) She is teaching him how to speak Chinese.
(b) She accepts him for who he really is.
(c) She is tall and skinny.
(d) She is a good cook.

10. Who is the first conscientious objector we meet in the book?
(a) Taro.
(b) Kenji.
(c) Ichiro.
(d) Ichiro's father.

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

12. How long was Ito in the U.S. Army?
(a) Six days.
(b) Six months.
(c) 16 months.
(d) Six weeks.

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

14. Where is Ichiro's brother, Taro, going to school?
(a) College.
(b) Trade school.
(c) High school.
(d) Grade school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ichiro refuse to join the military?

2. As he prepares to leave for Portland, Ichiro is trying to get over his past and do what?

3. Ichiro will enlist in the U.S. Army if what happens?

4. Why is Ichiro mad at his mother when they argue for the first time?

5. How did Ito get out of the U.S. Army?

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