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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What might Portland represent to Ichiro?
(a) A chance to get away from the family he resents.
(b) A chance to get to know Kenji better.
(c) A place to find a job.
(d) A place to go to college.

3. Ichiro believes that his father is neither a husband, a father, Japanese, NOR:
(a) A good role model.
(b) A good fisherman.
(c) American.
(d) A good business owner.

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

5. Who asks Ichiro to go outside of the gambling hall during his first visit there with Kenji?
(a) Bull.
(b) Kenji.
(c) Taro.
(d) Ichiro's father.

6. The "good" Japanese-Americans were allowed to do what?
(a) Return to their homes and businesses.
(b) Move back to Japan.
(c) Start their own army.
(d) Enter the U.S. Army and serve the United States.

7. Why doesn't Bull like Ichiro?
(a) Because Ichiro is a No-No Boy.
(b) Because Ichiro is smaller than Bull.
(c) Because Bull doesn't like Kenji.
(d) Because Bull likes Taro better than Ichiro.

8. What revelation does Ichiro have on the bus about fighting in the war?
(a) He realizes he is against the war.
(b) He realizes he made the right decision by going to prison.
(c) He realizes he was in prison for too long.
(d) He realizes he should have fought for his country.

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

10. What is Ichiro's father begging Taro to do while he plays solitaire?
(a) Help his mom with dinner.
(b) Stay in school.
(c) Enlist in the army.
(d) Move to Japan.

11. What does Ichiro do to his father when he tries to intervene in the argument between Ichiro and his mother?
(a) Ichiro asks his father for money.
(b) Ichiro does nothing to his father.
(c) Ichiro hugs his father.
(d) Ichiro strikes him, sending him against the wall.

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

13. Why are Kenji and Ichiro becoming better friends?
(a) They each have deep problems that they do not share, but can relate to.
(b) They both don't like Taro.
(c) They both don't like Japan.
(d) They both want to go to Portland.

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

15. Where has Freddie been living recently when Ichiro visits his apartment for the first time?
(a) He was living in Japan.
(b) He was in the army.
(c) He was away at college.
(d) He was in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has contributed to the tough times in Japan?

2. How many inches of Kenji's injured leg remains?

3. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?

4. Why isn't Freddie afraid of being caught in the affair with the married woman?

5. How much money does Ichiro's father give him when he tells Ichiro to go visit Freddie?

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