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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. How much whiskey does Ichiro's father drink just before Ichiro returns from Portland?
(a) Enough to throw up.
(b) He had two glasses.
(c) He doesn't drink whiskey.
(d) Enough to make him pass out.

2. What is Kenji ticketed for by the police officer?
(a) Driving 80 mph in a 20-mph zone, driving drunk, and attempting to bribe an officer.
(b) Driving without a license and bribing a police officer.
(c) Driving drunk without a license.
(d) Driving too slowly and bribing a police officer.

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

4. What commotion at the door at Club Oriental distracts Kenji as he is sitting down to relax?
(a) There was a fire in the doorway.
(b) The bartenders were fighting.
(c) Japanese girls were being kicked out of the club.
(d) A Japanese boy and two blacks have been rudely asked to leave.

5. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?
(a) To tell him that he is dying.
(b) To ask him if he wants to buy the Oldsmobile.
(c) To tell Ralph that the U.S. has won the war.
(d) To tell him that Ichiro and Emi get along well.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Freddie kick during the fight in the alley before running to his car?

3. What is Ichiro's father's mood on the day of Ichiro's mother's funeral?

4. What happens to Freddie after he runs away from the fight in the alley?

5. Who gets a drink for Bull as he sits slumped up against a trash can to recover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does finding a job represent to Ichiro?

2. Describe Kenji's father's house.

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

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

5. Why does Ichiro go to the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

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

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

8. What is Ichiro's father so impressed with at Ichiro's mother's funeral?

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

10. Why is Ichiro's father drinking so heavily?

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