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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ichiro's father move to the United States?
(a) To learn how to speak English.
(b) To give his sons the best schooling possible.
(c) So they could make money and then return to Japan to live comfortably.
(d) So they could buy a house with a white picket fence.

2. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?
(a) The married woman Freddie is having an affair with.
(b) No one, Ichiro goes home.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Ito.

3. What country was Ichiro born in?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) China.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Japan.

4. What nationality does Ichiro identify with most?
(a) None, he feels he has lost his identity.
(b) Chinese.
(c) American, he was born in the U.S.
(d) Japanese, his parents were born in Japan.

5. Why doesn't Ichiro respect his parents?
(a) He thinks they work at the grocery store too much.
(b) He thinks they don't love him enough.
(c) He thinks they ruined his life.
(d) He thinks they drink too much.

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

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

8. Who does Ichiro call a fool for wanting to enlist in the U.S. Army?
(a) Taro.
(b) Mike.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Kenji.

9. How long ago did Ichiro's father come to the United States?
(a) 13 years ago.
(b) 35 years ago.
(c) 18 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

10. Ichiro and his family go to visit other families when he returns home. How do they know these families?
(a) They were all from the same village in Japan.
(b) They play on the same softball team.
(c) They work together.
(d) They all have kids who went to the same school.

11. What does Ito do to Ichiro after he decides not to have a drink with Ito?
(a) Walk him home.
(b) Call him names.
(c) Give him his phone number.
(d) Spit on his hand.

12. What happened to Bob Kumasakas?
(a) He is at work.
(b) He was killed by a German sniper.
(c) He is away at college.
(d) He is still in the U.S. Army.

13. 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?
(a) A higher education.
(b) Girlfriends.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Jobs.

14. Where is Emi's husband, Ralph?
(a) He's hiding with his brother in Japan.
(b) He's in the army.
(c) He is away for a business trip.
(d) He is in prison.

15. Who saves Ichiro from being attacked with a knife?
(a) Taro.
(b) Kenji.
(c) Emi.
(d) No one, Ichiro is cut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ichiro call his mother when they argue after Ichiro's family visits the neighbors?

3. Who is portrayed as a coward with great hatred for Ichiro in Chapter 4?

4. What are "Relocation Camps"?

5. Which country does Ichiro's mother think won the war?

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