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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book takes place in what U.S. city?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Sacramento, California.
(c) Seattle, Washington.
(d) Spokane, Washington.

2. As he prepares to leave for Portland, Ichiro is trying to get over his past and do what?
(a) Make up with his brother.
(b) Get on with his own life.
(c) Get his driver's license.
(d) Reconnect with his parents.

3. How many bedrooms does Ichiro's parent's house have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. Who owns the isolated farmhouse?
(a) Kenji.
(b) Mike.
(c) Emi.
(d) No one, it's abandoned.

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

6. Ichiro's family can best be described as:
(a) Angry and sad.
(b) Funny and jovial.
(c) Difficult and complicated.
(d) Loving and happy.

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

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

9. Japanese people on the West Coast were separated into various groups, depending on their allegiance to Japan because of what event?
(a) Not enough Japanese were enlisting in the U.S. Army.
(b) The bombing of the USS Enterprise.
(c) The Japanese were opening too many businesses.
(d) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

10. What does Ichiro think was worth fighting in the war for?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) His education.
(c) His parents.
(d) The United States.

11. Where did Kenji and Ichiro go to find illegal gambling halls?
(a) Japantown.
(b) Downtown.
(c) Pike's Peak.
(d) Chinatown.

12. Why does Taro want to join the army?
(a) To learn how to shoot a rifle.
(b) To make his parents angry.
(c) To ease the shame felt by the family when Ichiro refused to serve.
(d) To move away from home.

13. How many times have they amputated Kenji's leg?
(a) Three times.
(b) They have not amputated his leg yet.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

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

15. How many inches of Kenji's injured leg remains?
(a) 111 inches.
(b) He doesn't have anything left of one leg.
(c) 11 inches.
(d) 1 inch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Ichiro believe has changed his life in the most negative way?

2. Who does Ichiro visit on campus after taking a bus ride to the school?

3. Why does Kenji want to go to Portland?

4. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?

5. What does Ito do to Ichiro after he decides not to have a drink with Ito?

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