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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 when Ichiro pulls up to the grocery store in the Oldsmobile following his trip home from Portland?
(a) He gets into a fight with his brother.
(b) The grocery store is locked and he can't get in.
(c) He refuses to go in and drives away.
(d) He goes in and has dinner with his parents.

2. What does Ichiro tell Mr. Morrison, the man in charge of the Christian Rehabilitation Center?
(a) That he is mourning the loss of his mother.
(b) That he decided to go to jail rather than serve in the army.
(c) That he is against all forms of religion.
(d) That he loves to paint.

3. What does Ichiro learn from Kenji's father?
(a) Kenji got a job at an engineering firm.
(b) Kenji is moving back to Seattle.
(c) Kenji died at 3 p.m. that afternoon.
(d) Kenji is going to die soon.

4. Who does Freddie fight with before they arrive at the Club Oriental?
(a) Ichiro's father.
(b) No one, they arrive at Club Oriental without incident.
(c) Two women walking down the street.
(d) A black man shining shoes and a Japanese man who runs the pool parlor.

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 they are eating too much food.
(c) He thinks the people are too loud.
(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. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?

3. This is the best way to describe the book's ending:

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

5. After a great family meal together, what do Kenji and his family watch on television?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Freddie die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Kenji's father's house.

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