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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Ichiro's fist connects with someone's face, right between the eyes, as he is fighting in the alley?
(a) Bull's face starts gushing blood.
(b) Taro's face starts gushing blood.
(c) Freddie's face starts gushing blood.
(d) Nothing, Ichiro doesn't know how to fight.

6. Where is Ichiro's father when Ichiro gets home from returning Kenji's car?
(a) He is passed out.
(b) He is on the phone, calling the police.
(c) He is working in the grocery store.
(d) He is not home.

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

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

9. Who is Tommy?
(a) A young Japanese man who Ichiro knew in Idaho.
(b) A sign painter.
(c) A cousin.
(d) An army soldier.

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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 angry.
(c) He is quiet.
(d) He is basically happy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Freddie loses control of the car near the end of the novel?

3. Who is Ichiro fighting in the alley?

4. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?

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

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