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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kenji want Ichiro to go for a ride with him after the incident outside the gambling hall?
(a) Kenji feels like driving to the country.
(b) Kenji knows the attackers will be back to hurt Ichiro.
(c) They want to leave before Bull comes outside.
(d) Kenji has a girl he wants Ichiro to meet.

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

3. Describe the area where the illegal gambling halls are located:
(a) The streets are dirty, and the buildings are run-down.
(b) The streets are clean, and there aren't very many buildings.
(c) The streets are clean, and the buildings plain.
(d) The streets are dirty, but the buildings are new.

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

5. Why did Ichiro refuse to join the military?
(a) He didn't know how to use a rifle.
(b) He was afraid and his mother didn't want him to go.
(c) He thought he was too young to join.
(d) He didn't want to leave his friends.

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

7. What does Ichiro call his mother when they argue after Ichiro's family visits the neighbors?
(a) Funny.
(b) Loving.
(c) Supportive.
(d) Crazy.

8. 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 registered to vote.
(c) They have not been to college.
(d) They have been mean to their parents.

9. Why does Ichiro start to drink faster than Kenji while they are at the gambling parlor?
(a) He is bitter toward Bull.
(b) He likes the taste of whiskey.
(c) He wants to hurry up and drink before the club closes.
(d) He has never had a drink before.

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

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

12. What is Ichiro's reaction when Kenji mentions he has considered suicide?
(a) Ichiro walks away.
(b) Ichiro thinks Kenji is not being honest.
(c) Ichiro is suprised.
(d) Ichiro wasn't paying attention.

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

14. 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) Acceptance.
(b) A higher education.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Girlfriends.

15. How much money does Ichiro's father give him when he tells Ichiro to go visit Freddie?
(a) $25.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the United States were most Japanese people rounded up and placed into Relocation Camps?

2. Who saves Ichiro from being attacked with a knife?

3. What does Taro want to do right after he is done with school?

4. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?

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

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