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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 does Ichiro's mother think Japan will look like when they return?
(a) The same as it did 35 years earlier.
(b) She doesn't talk about Japan.
(c) Different since it has been bombed by the U.S.
(d) She doesn't want to move back.

2. Why did Kenji receive the car for free?
(a) It wasn't free, he bought it.
(b) Uncle Sam gave it to him for being a good hospital patient.
(c) He won it in a raffle.
(d) His parents gave it to him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Ichiro play?

2. Ichiro is imprisoned for two years because:

3. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?

4. Who sent a letter to Ichiro's mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ichiro say his life has been ruined?

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

5. Why does Kenji walk with a cane?

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

7. Describe Chinatown.

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

9. What is a conscientious objector?

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

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