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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 will bring new weapons for the Japanese soldiers.
(c) That it is a cruise ship, offering free trips.
(d) That it will come to bring the Japanese back to Japan to celebrate victory.

2. Why did Kenji receive the car for free?
(a) His parents gave it to him.
(b) Uncle Sam gave it to him for being a good hospital patient.
(c) It wasn't free, he bought it.
(d) He won it in a raffle.

3. When was the last time Ichiro's mother heard from her family back in Japan?
(a) She has never heard from them.
(b) She doesn't have family in Japan.
(c) A long time ago.
(d) Many times during the war.

4. What was Ichiro studying in college before he went to prison?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Art History.
(c) English.
(d) Engineering.

5. Why was Ichiro dismissed from the professor's office?
(a) The professor didn't remember Ichiro.
(b) The professor wasn't happy to see Ichiro in the first place.
(c) The professor realizes Ichiro didn't serve in the military.
(d) The professor was busy grading papers.

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

7. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?
(a) He wants to drive the Oldmobile.
(b) He wants to get away from his parents.
(c) He wants to spend more time with Kenji.
(d) He wants to see what a V.A. Hospital looks like.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The book takes place in what U.S. city?

3. What does Kenji need to walk?

4. Where did Kenji and Ichiro go to find illegal gambling halls?

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

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