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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Freddie as he and Ichiro enter Club Oriental together near the end of the book?
(a) Taro grabs Freddie from behind.
(b) Taro grabs Ichiro from behind.
(c) Bulls grabs Ichiro from behind.
(d) Bull grabs Freddie from behind.

2. What is Ichiro's father's mood on the day of Ichiro's mother's funeral?
(a) He is sobbing with sadness.
(b) He is quiet.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is basically happy.

3. What happens when Ichiro shakes his father?
(a) He wakes up, then passes out again.
(b) He mumbles that he knows exactly what happened.
(c) He wakes up and calls the police.
(d) Nothing, he doesn't wake up.

4. This is the best way to describe the book's ending:
(a) Violent.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Humorous.

5. What new items does Kenji's father have in the house when Ichiro visits for the first time?
(a) New clothing.
(b) New couches.
(c) New puppies.
(d) New furniture, including a new television.

6. Where does Ichiro decide he wants to go with Emi?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Emi's house.
(c) Kenji's father's house.
(d) A quiet place to mourn his mother.

7. What happens when Tommy and Ichiro go to church together?
(a) They learned that Japanese are not welcome.
(b) They get into a fist fight.
(c) They learn about religion.
(d) They decide not to be religious.

8. What happens when Ichiro pulls up to the grocery store in the Oldsmobile following his trip home from Portland?
(a) He refuses to go in and drives away.
(b) He gets into a fight with his brother.
(c) He goes in and has dinner with his parents.
(d) The grocery store is locked and he can't get in.

9. Why does Ichiro's father take the death of his wife so calmly?
(a) He feels a sense of freedom knowing she was very unhappy with her life.
(b) He won't miss his wife.
(c) He can now do all the work at the grocery store by himself.
(d) He feels like he can drink whiskey any time he wants now.

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

11. Who gets a drink for Bull as he sits slumped up against a trash can to recover?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Ito.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Ichiro.

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

13. Who stabbed Ito?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Taro.
(c) Bull.
(d) Ichiro's father.

14. Where does Kenji go before picking up Ichiro at the grocery store?
(a) The park.
(b) Club Oriental.
(c) Emi's house.
(d) The train station.

15. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?
(a) Trying to make him enlist in the army.
(b) Trying to make him take over the family business.
(c) Trying to make him learn several languages.
(d) Trying to keep him isolated from Americans and their customs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kenji drinks quickly while his father:

2. Why does Kenji tell only his father that he is leaving?

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

4. What is the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

5. Where does Kenji's father live?

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