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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. Ichiro will enlist in the U.S. Army if what happens?
(a) He can fight for the Japanese army after one year.
(b) He gets a free car from the U.S. government.
(c) He doesn't have to use a rifle in the army.
(d) His mother and father are reunited in the same prison camp.

2. How did Ito get out of the U.S. Army?
(a) He was not a good soldier.
(b) He was too old.
(c) He got out on a medical leave.
(d) He was kicked out for bad behavior.

3. Why does Kenji want to go to Portland?
(a) To visit the V.A. Hospital because his leg hurts.
(b) To visit family he has not seen in many years.
(c) To sign up for classes at the college.
(d) To find Emi's husband.

4. Who does Ichiro visit on campus after taking a bus ride to the school?
(a) The P.E. teacher.
(b) The school admissions counselor.
(c) Professor White.
(d) Professor Brown.

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) Acceptance.
(c) A higher education.
(d) Girlfriends.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Good" Japanese-Americans were considered to be what?

2. Why doesn't Ichiro respect his parents?

3. What has Freddie accomplished in the five weeks since his return to the area?

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

5. Which country does Ichiro's mother think won the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kenji walk with a cane?

2. Why does Ichiro want to go to Portland?

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

4. Why do characters like Ichiro and Freddie feel guilt?

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

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

7. Why does Ichiro refuse to have a drink with Ito as he walks to his parents' house for the first time in the beginning of the novel?

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

9. Why does Bull first ignore, and then make fun of Ichiro?

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

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