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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. When did everything change in his marriage, according to Ichiro's father?
(a) When they had children.
(b) When she tried to stack the cans.
(c) When they made the trip from Japan to America.
(d) When they opened the grocery store.

2. What do we learn about Ichiro's mother before Ichiro leaves for Portland?
(a) She has a deteriorating mental condition.
(b) That she wants to sell the grocery store.
(c) That she doesn't like Ichiro.
(d) That she enjoys lining up cans and knocking them over.

3. Where is Ichiro's father when Ichiro gets home from returning Kenji's car?
(a) He is on the phone, calling the police.
(b) He is not home.
(c) He is passed out.
(d) He is working in the grocery store.

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

5. Why does Kenji tell only his father that he is leaving?
(a) To avoid a fight with the family.
(b) To avoid disrupting the family watching television.
(c) To avoid a tearful goodbye with the family.
(d) To avoid having to help clean up the dishes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?

3. What commotion at the door at Club Oriental distracts Kenji as he is sitting down to relax?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Kenji's father's house.

4. How does Freddie die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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