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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. Who is Ichiro fighting in the alley?
(a) Bull.
(b) Freddie.
(c) His father.
(d) Taro.

2. What new items does Kenji's father have in the house when Ichiro visits for the first time?
(a) New couches.
(b) New furniture, including a new television.
(c) New clothing.
(d) New puppies.

3. Where does Kenji's father live?
(a) In a house he owns.
(b) In an apartment in the middle of town.
(c) In a cottage by a river.
(d) In a rented house on top of a hill.

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

5. Who is Tommy?
(a) An army soldier.
(b) A young Japanese man who Ichiro knew in Idaho.
(c) A cousin.
(d) A sign painter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is good about the church Tommy eventually goes to?

3. How much whiskey does Ichiro's father drink just before Ichiro returns from Portland?

4. Why does Mr. Carrick offer Ichiro a job?

5. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does finding a job represent to Ichiro?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ichiro understand about his mother after her death?

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