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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has contributed to the tough times in Japan?
(a) People are moving to the U.S.
(b) Not enough kids are in school.
(c) Nuclear attacks on two cities by the U.S.
(d) There aren't enough jobs.

2. Why are Kenji and Ichiro becoming better friends?
(a) They each have deep problems that they do not share, but can relate to.
(b) They both don't like Japan.
(c) They both want to go to Portland.
(d) They both don't like Taro.

3. Ichiro is imprisoned for two years because:
(a) He got in a fight with his boss.
(b) He was caught speeding in a stolen car.
(c) He refused to go to school.
(d) He refused to enlist in the U.S. Army.

4. What do the young boys surrounding Ichiro start to do to him outside of the gambling hall?
(a) Taunt him and chase him into the street.
(b) Taunt him and start to take off his clothes.
(c) Ask him to go for a ride.
(d) Ask him to join the army.

5. What has Freddie accomplished in the five weeks since his return to the area?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He has enrolled in school.
(c) He has made new friends.
(d) He has found a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was Ichiro born in?

2. What makes Kenji's car special?

3. What is Ichiro's reaction when Kenji mentions he has considered suicide?

4. What was Ichiro studying in college before he went to prison?

5. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe "relocation camps" used in the United States during World War II.

2. How does Ichiro's father get him to leave the house after Ichiro fought with his mother?

3. Why does Professor Brown dismiss Ichiro from his office at school?

4. Describe Ichiro's family and their attitude toward each other.

5. Why does Ichiro get so upset with his mother in Chapter 1?

6. How long have Ichiro's parents been in the United States and do they plan on returning to Japan?

7. Who attacks Ichiro outside of Club Oriental?

8. Who yells at Ichiro as he walks past the pool hall in the beginning of the novel and why?

9. What did Ichiro's parents want to do before moving back to Japan?

10. Why does Ichiro have to apologize to his father after Ichiro fought with his mother?

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