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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. After a great family meal together, what do Kenji and his family watch on television?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Hockey.

2. Who gets a drink for Bull as he sits slumped up against a trash can to recover?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Ichiro.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Ito.

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

4. Where does Kenji go before picking up Ichiro at the grocery store?
(a) The train station.
(b) The park.
(c) Club Oriental.
(d) Emi's house.

5. What do we learn from Kenji about Emi and her feelings about Ralph?
(a) She is less devoted to Ralph than initially thought.
(b) She is in love with Kenji.
(c) She wants to meet Taro.
(d) She wants to stay married to Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ichiro apply for a job in Portland?

2. What happens when Tommy and Ichiro go to church together?

3. What is Kenji ticketed for by the police officer?

4. What happens to Freddie as he and Ichiro enter Club Oriental together near the end of the book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ichiro's mother drown herself?

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

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

7. What does finding a job represent to Ichiro?

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

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

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

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