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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kenji's father live?
(a) In a cottage by a river.
(b) In a rented house on top of a hill.
(c) In a house he owns.
(d) In an apartment in the middle of town.

2. What is wrong with the voice of the priest who is conducting the ceremony at Ichiro's mother's funeral?
(a) It is shaky because he is crying.
(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 not loud enough for all of the mourners to hear.

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

4. What does Freddie want Ichiro to do with him at after the funeral?
(a) Go to the library to check out books.
(b) Go out with him for some fun.
(c) Go with him to enlist in the army.
(d) Go with him to see Emi.

5. Why is Ichiro's father drinking so much the day Ichiro returns from Portland?
(a) He wants to have fun.
(b) He is deeply depressed.
(c) He is trying to go to sleep.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

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

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

8. What negative aspect of Tommy's new church does he overlook?
(a) They do not allow Ichiro to attend.
(b) They do not allow women to attend.
(c) They do not allow Black people to attend.
(d) They d0 not allow war veterans to attend.

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

10. How does Ichiro's mother die?
(a) She dies of natural causes.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She shoots herself.
(d) She drowns herself in the bathtub.

11. What does the idea of finding work represent for Ichiro?
(a) A paycheck.
(b) A way to avoid going back home.
(c) A way to meet new friends.
(d) Hope and a sense of security.

12. What commotion at the door at Club Oriental distracts Kenji as he is sitting down to relax?
(a) The bartenders were fighting.
(b) Japanese girls were being kicked out of the club.
(c) There was a fire in the doorway.
(d) A Japanese boy and two blacks have been rudely asked to leave.

13. What is the Christian Rehabilitation Center?
(a) It is a religious rehabilitation center.
(b) It refurbishes donated items to give to the poor.
(c) It is a drug rehabilitation center.
(d) It is a school.

14. What will Ichiro do for the Christian Rehabilitation Center?
(a) Work with the sign painter.
(b) Teach children how to read.
(c) Work with the priest.
(d) Fix furniture.

15. What does Ichiro realize about his attitude following the job interview in Portland as well as the incident at the Cafe?
(a) He is angry toward police officers.
(b) He is bitter because of Kenji's war injuries.
(c) He has a chip on his shoulder, even with people who sympathize with him.
(d) He is mad because he can't find a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tommy?

2. What was Ichiro's flashback about?

3. Where does Ichiro decide he wants to go with Emi?

4. Why does Ichiro's father take the death of his wife so calmly?

5. Why does Kenji tell Ichiro to take the car back to Seattle by himself?

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