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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 do we learn from Kenji about Emi and her feelings about Ralph?
(a) She is less devoted to Ralph than initially thought.
(b) She wants to meet Taro.
(c) She is in love with Kenji.
(d) She wants to stay married to Ralph.

2. What does the idea of finding work represent for Ichiro?
(a) Hope and a sense of security.
(b) A way to meet new friends.
(c) A paycheck.
(d) A way to avoid going back home.

3. Who does Ichiro give Kenji's car to?
(a) Taro.
(b) Kenji's father.
(c) Emi.
(d) Ralph.

4. What man is balding with unsympathetic, dark eyes?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Ichiro's father.
(c) The priest.
(d) The college professor.

5. Why is Ichiro upset with the people who show up at his mother's funeral?
(a) He feels they are phony and didn't even know his mother.
(b) He thinks the people are too loud.
(c) He thinks they are eating too much food.
(d) He feels too sad to notice any other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Tommy and Ichiro go to church together?

2. Who does Kenji blame for the problems he has had since going into the army?

3. What do we learn about Ichiro's mother before Ichiro leaves for Portland?

4. When is Ichiro going to start his new job in Portland?

5. What is Kenji ticketed for by the police officer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ichiro's father feel a sense of relief following Ichiro's mother's death?

2. Describe Kenji's father's house.

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

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

5. How does Ichiro cause Bull's face to gush with blood?

6. What does Ichiro finally start to understand about his past after taking the job at the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

7. What does finding a job represent to Ichiro?

8. What does Kenji bring as a present for his father and why?

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

10. Why is the violent ending to the book so significant?

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