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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After December 7, 1941 many Americans felt this way about Japanese people.
(a) They didn't even know there were Japanese people living in the U.S.
(b) Happiness and joy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Afraid and fearful.

2. How old is Ichiro?
(a) 18 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 28 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

3. What is the Club Oriental?
(a) A Chinese food restaurant.
(b) A lounge at the train station.
(c) A private club where members can drink and buy alcohol.
(d) A legal gambling hall.

4. What does the letter to Ichiro's mother talk about?
(a) How happy they are because Japan really won the war.
(b) How bleak life in Japan is now that the war is over.
(c) How great life in Japan is now that the war is over.
(d) How they miss Ichiro's family and want them to move back to Japan.

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

6. What is the best way to describe Ichiro's mood in Chapter 2?
(a) He is anxious.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He is frustrated.
(d) He is happy and relaxed.

7. Which country does Ichiro's mother think won the war?
(a) Russia.
(b) The United States.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

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

9. Why is Ichiro so angry before he leaves for Portland?
(a) He can't find a job.
(b) He wants to marry Emi.
(c) He is consumed with bitterness over the past.
(d) He is fighting with Kenji.

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

11. The mood of the book after the preface is:
(a) Humorous.
(b) Scary.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Somber.

12. What might Portland represent to Kenji?
(a) A place to find a job.
(b) A chance to drive his new car.
(c) A chance to ease his physical pain.
(d) A chance to make new friends.

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

14. How does Ichiro travel around town?
(a) He has a car.
(b) He never leaves the house.
(c) By train.
(d) By walking and taking the bus.

15. 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 has a girl he wants Ichiro to meet.
(c) Kenji knows the attackers will be back to hurt Ichiro.
(d) They want to leave before Bull comes outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ichiro mad at his mother when they argue for the first time?

2. What does Ichiro believe his parents represent?

3. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?

4. Why does Kenji want to go to Portland?

5. What do the young boys surrounding Ichiro start to do to him outside of the gambling hall?

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