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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 realize about his attitude following the job interview in Portland as well as the incident at the Cafe?
(a) He is angry toward police officers.
(b) He is mad because he can't find a job.
(c) He has a chip on his shoulder, even with people who sympathize with him.
(d) He is bitter because of Kenji's war injuries.

2. Who does Freddie kick during the fight in the alley before running to his car?
(a) Bull.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Ichiro.
(d) Ito.

3. Why is Tommy unhappy when he and Ichiro go to church?
(a) He thinks the church should be teaching Japanese traditions.
(b) He thinks the discrimination was unfair.
(c) He thought the priest's voice was too shrill.
(d) He wanted a better seat.

4. When is Ichiro going to start his new job in Portland?
(a) He didn't get the job.
(b) In two weeks.
(c) In two months.
(d) He is declining the job offer.

5. What does Freddie want Ichiro to do with him at after the funeral?
(a) Go to the library to check out books.
(b) Go with him to enlist in the army.
(c) Go out with him for some fun.
(d) Go with him to see Emi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ichiro tell the Japanese boy waiting on him at the cafe?

2. What does Ichiro learn from Kenji's father?

3. Why does it take Kenji so many hours to pick Ichiro up at the grocery store before they leave for Portland?

4. What happens when Freddie loses control of the car near the end of the novel?

5. What does Ichiro tell Mr. Morrison, the man in charge of the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Kenji's family different from Ichiro's family?

2. Describe Kenji's father's house.

3. What is the turning point in Ichiro's parent's marriage?

4. What does Kenji's family do together that night?

5. Why does Kenji want to write a letter to Emi's husband?

6. Why does Kenji tell Ichiro to go back to Seattle without him?

7. What does finding a job represent to Ichiro?

8. What does Ichiro's behavior to the Japanese waiter at the Burnside Cafe symbolize?

9. Why does Tommy's memory stand out in Ichiro's mind?

10. What makes the priest at the funeral stand out?

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