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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 instrument does Ichiro play?
(a) The guitar.
(b) The flute.
(c) The violin.
(d) The piano.

2. What does Taro want to do right after he is done with school?
(a) Enlist in the U.S. Army.
(b) Join the Boy Scouts.
(c) Take over the family business.
(d) Get a job.

3. What does Ichiro have to show for going to prison?
(a) Lots of friends.
(b) A job.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A college degree.

4. What does Ichiro believe his parents represent?
(a) The past.
(b) Small business owners.
(c) The future.
(d) Japan.

5. What are Freddie and Ichiro looking for to make them feel more at peace with themselves as they try to adjust to life back home?
(a) Jobs.
(b) A higher education.
(c) Girlfriends.
(d) Acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of the small community where the book takes place?

2. Why is Ichiro so angry before he leaves for Portland?

3. Ichiro believes that his father is neither a husband, a father, Japanese, NOR:

4. When Ichiro arrives home from spending the night with Emi, who does he argue with?

5. What is a conscientious objector?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attacks Ichiro outside of Club Oriental?

2. What is a conscientious objector?

3. Why is Ichiro's brother, Taro, so anxious about enlisting in the U.S. military?

4. Where has Freddie been before he recently returned home five weeks ago?

5. Why does Ichiro call his mother crazy in Chapter 2?

6. What was the American attitude toward Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

7. Why does Ichiro believe he is a true American citizen?

8. What is a "no-no" boy?

9. Who is Emi and why is she so important to Ichiro?

10. Why does Ichiro call Taro a fool?

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