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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who jumps in to save Freddie in the fight in front of Club Oriental near the end of the book?
(a) Ichiro.
(b) Taro.
(c) No one helps Freddie.
(d) Bull.

2. Who does Ichiro give Kenji's car to?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Emi.
(c) Taro.
(d) Kenji's father.

3. How many customers are in the Burnside Cafe when Ichiro walks through the door?
(a) 25, the place is packed.
(b) The cafe is closed.
(c) 12, there aren't any tables available.
(d) Zero, he's the only patron.

4. Why does Ichiro jump out of the limousine while he and his father are waiting?
(a) He thinks the funeral is taking too long.
(b) He thinks the entire ceremony is a waste of time.
(c) He wants his brother to ride in the limousine instead.
(d) He thinks the funeral is going by too quickly.

5. What do we learn from Kenji about Emi and her feelings about Ralph?
(a) She wants to meet Taro.
(b) She wants to stay married to Ralph.
(c) She is less devoted to Ralph than initially thought.
(d) She is in love with Kenji.

6. What is wrong with the voice of the priest who is conducting the ceremony at Ichiro's mother's funeral?
(a) It is not loud enough for all of the mourners to hear.
(b) It is too deep and loud and scares the crowd.
(c) It sounds too high-pitched to be mourning a loss.
(d) It is shaky because he is crying.

7. What do we learn about Ichiro's mother before Ichiro leaves for Portland?
(a) That she wants to sell the grocery store.
(b) That she enjoys lining up cans and knocking them over.
(c) That she doesn't like Ichiro.
(d) She has a deteriorating mental condition.

8. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?
(a) To ask him if he wants to buy the Oldsmobile.
(b) To tell him that Ichiro and Emi get along well.
(c) To tell Ralph that the U.S. has won the war.
(d) To tell him that he is dying.

9. Why is Ichiro upset with the people who show up at his mother's funeral?
(a) He thinks they are eating too much food.
(b) He feels they are phony and didn't even know his mother.
(c) He thinks the people are too loud.
(d) He feels too sad to notice any other people.

10. Who does Kenji blame for the problems he has had since going into the army?
(a) The U.S. government.
(b) His siblings.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

11. What presents does Kenji give to his father?
(a) Two bottles of whiskey.
(b) Two chickens.
(c) Two cartons of milk.
(d) Two bottles of wine.

12. What does Ichiro learn about his mother after her death?
(a) She didn't like working in the grocery store.
(b) She always wanted to move back to Japan.
(c) She never wanted Ichiro to be happy.
(d) She tried to make life pleasant for him.

13. What is Ichiro finally starting to learn about people as he gets a new job?
(a) There are people willing to teach him religion.
(b) There are people who are willing to help him overcome his past.
(c) There are people willing to help his father.
(d) There are people willing to teach him American customs.

14. When is Ichiro going to start his new job in Portland?
(a) In two months.
(b) He is declining the job offer.
(c) In two weeks.
(d) He didn't get the job.

15. Why does it take Kenji so many hours to pick Ichiro up at the grocery store before they leave for Portland?
(a) He isn't sure if he wants Ichiro to join him on the journey to Portland.
(b) He is consumed by positive thoughts about race relations in the U.S.
(c) He is driving around, consumed by his thoughts about race, people, and other situations.
(d) He gets lost on the way to the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stabbed Ito?

2. How does Ichiro's mother die?

3. What does Ichiro tell Mr. Morrison, the man in charge of the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

4. After a great family meal together, what do Kenji and his family watch on television?

5. Who is Tommy?

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