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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 kind of business do Ichiro's parents own?
(a) A knitting store.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A pet store.
(d) A grocery store.

2. Describe the character "Bull":
(a) A loud Chinese man.
(b) A Caucasian business owner.
(c) A large, well-dressed Japanese man.
(d) A small and frail Japanese man.

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

4. Who is portrayed as a coward with great hatred for Ichiro in Chapter 4?
(a) Mike.
(b) Taro.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Bull.

5. What does Ichiro think was worth fighting in the war for?
(a) His parents.
(b) The United States.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) His education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ichiro's family can best be described as:

2. Ichiro will enlist in the U.S. Army if what happens?

3. What are "Relocation Camps"?

4. What medal was Kenji awarded?

5. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a conscientious objector?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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