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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. How does Ichiro travel around town?
(a) By train.
(b) He has a car.
(c) He never leaves the house.
(d) By walking and taking the bus.

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

3. What country does Ichiro believe has changed his life in the most negative way?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) The United States.

4. What does Ichiro do to his father when he tries to intervene in the argument between Ichiro and his mother?
(a) Ichiro asks his father for money.
(b) Ichiro strikes him, sending him against the wall.
(c) Ichiro hugs his father.
(d) Ichiro does nothing to his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Freddie been living recently when Ichiro visits his apartment for the first time?

2. After December 7, 1941 many Americans felt this way about Japanese people.

3. What is Ichiro searching for when he returns home?

4. Why is Ichiro so upset with his parents?

5. What does Ichiro call his mother when they argue after Ichiro's family visits the neighbors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Kenji and Ichiro such close friends?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ichiro argue with his mother again in Chapter 5?

8. Who attacks Ichiro outside of Club Oriental?

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

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

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