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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. Where has Freddie been living recently when Ichiro visits his apartment for the first time?
(a) He was away at college.
(b) He was living in Japan.
(c) He was in the army.
(d) He was in prison.

2. When was the last time Ichiro's mother heard from her family back in Japan?
(a) A long time ago.
(b) Many times during the war.
(c) She doesn't have family in Japan.
(d) She has never heard from them.

3. Where is Emi's husband, Ralph?
(a) He's hiding with his brother in Japan.
(b) He is in prison.
(c) He is away for a business trip.
(d) He's in the army.

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

5. What are "Relocation Camps"?
(a) A place where families spent summer vacations.
(b) A place to help people move from one house to another.
(c) Detention centers for people who were thought to possibly pose a threat to national security.
(d) A place to sign up for the U.S. Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bedrooms does Ichiro's parent's house have?

2. How many inches of Kenji's injured leg remains?

3. Why did Ichiro refuse to join the military?

4. What country does Ichiro believe has changed his life in the most negative way?

5. What medal was Kenji awarded?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Club Oriental and what it has to offer.

3. Why does Ichiro call Taro a fool?

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

5. Why was the bombing at Pearl Harbor such a dramatic event in U.S. military history?

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

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

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

9. What is a conscientious objector?

10. Describe Chinatown.

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