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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does it take Kenji so many hours to pick Ichiro up at the grocery store before they leave for Portland?
(a) He is consumed by positive thoughts about race relations in the U.S.
(b) He isn't sure if he wants Ichiro to join him on the journey to Portland.
(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.

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

3. What does Ichiro tell the Japanese boy waiting on him at the cafe?
(a) That he is homeless.
(b) That he is Chinese.
(c) That he is American.
(d) That he is unemployed.

4. Why is Ichiro's father impressed at his wife's funeral?
(a) There are many people to offer condolences.
(b) There is a lot of food.
(c) There are many flowers.
(d) There are many butterflies flying around.

5. How much whiskey does Ichiro's father drink just before Ichiro returns from Portland?
(a) He had two glasses.
(b) He doesn't drink whiskey.
(c) Enough to make him pass out.
(d) Enough to throw up.

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

7. Who does Freddie kick during the fight in the alley before running to his car?
(a) Ito.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Ichiro.
(d) Bull.

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

9. What do the funeral and Ichiro's mother's life have in common?
(a) They were both happy celebrations.
(b) They were both full of flowers.
(c) They were both too short.
(d) They were both full of things that did not reflect reality.

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

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

12. What happens when Freddie loses control of the car near the end of the novel?
(a) He drives off to the safety of home.
(b) The car stalls and just stops in the middle of the street.
(c) It flips and pins him against a building.
(d) The car explodes.

13. Who does Freddie fight with before they arrive at the Club Oriental?
(a) No one, they arrive at Club Oriental without incident.
(b) Ichiro's father.
(c) Two women walking down the street.
(d) A black man shining shoes and a Japanese man who runs the pool parlor.

14. After a great family meal together, what do Kenji and his family watch on television?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ichiro's mother die?

2. Who does Kenji want Ichiro to visit back in Seattle?

3. What happens when Tommy and Ichiro go to church together?

4. What new items does Kenji's father have in the house when Ichiro visits for the first time?

5. What old friend does Ichiro see again at his mother's funeral?

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