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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ichiro learn from Kenji's father?
(a) Kenji got a job at an engineering firm.
(b) Kenji is going to die soon.
(c) Kenji is moving back to Seattle.
(d) Kenji died at 3 p.m. that afternoon.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. Who arranged the marriage between Ichiro's parents?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A teacher.

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

10. Why is Tommy unhappy when he and Ichiro go to church?
(a) He thinks the discrimination was unfair.
(b) He thinks the church should be teaching Japanese traditions.
(c) He wanted a better seat.
(d) He thought the priest's voice was too shrill.

11. How does the Japanese boy's mother greet Ichiro when serving his ham and eggs?
(a) In Japanese.
(b) She says nothing.
(c) In Chinese.
(d) With a rude tone.

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

13. What is Kenji ticketed for by the police officer?
(a) Driving 80 mph in a 20-mph zone, driving drunk, and attempting to bribe an officer.
(b) Driving drunk without a license.
(c) Driving too slowly and bribing a police officer.
(d) Driving without a license and bribing a police officer.

14. Who does Kenji want Ichiro to visit back in Seattle?
(a) Emi.
(b) Taro.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Ichiro's father.

15. Who is Ichiro fighting in the alley?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Taro.
(c) His father.
(d) Bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ichiro upset with the people who show up at his mother's funeral?

2. What does Ichiro learn about his mother after her death?

3. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?

4. What is Ichiro's father's mood on the day of Ichiro's mother's funeral?

5. What commotion at the door at Club Oriental distracts Kenji as he is sitting down to relax?

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