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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 happens to Freddie after he runs away from the fight in the alley?
(a) He goes to fight Ito.
(b) He runs home.
(c) He goes back to the bar.
(d) He dies in the car crash.

2. Where does Ichiro apply for a job in Portland?
(a) A small engineering firm.
(b) A small farm.
(c) A small bakery.
(d) A small factory.

3. What news does Emi share with Ichiro about Ralph at the grocery store?
(a) Emi and Ralph are getting a divorce.
(b) Emi is in love with Ralph.
(c) Emi wants to have children with Ralph.
(d) Ralph has re-enlisted in the army.

4. What is Ichiro finally starting to learn about people as he gets a new job?
(a) There are people willing to teach him American customs.
(b) There are people willing to teach him religion.
(c) There are people who are willing to help him overcome his past.
(d) There are people willing to help his father.

5. What negative aspect of Tommy's new church does he overlook?
(a) They d0 not allow war veterans to attend.
(b) They do not allow Black people to attend.
(c) They do not allow women to attend.
(d) They do not allow Ichiro to attend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Ichiro do for the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

2. What does Ichiro realize about his attitude following the job interview in Portland as well as the incident at the Cafe?

3. Where does Kenji go before picking up Ichiro at the grocery store?

4. When did everything change in his marriage, according to Ichiro's father?

5. What was Ichiro's flashback about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Freddie die?

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

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

4. What is one possible reason why Ichiro was offered a job by Mr. Morrison at the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

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

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

7. What news does Emi share with Ichiro after his mother's funeral?

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

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

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

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