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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ichiro's mother think Japan will look like when they return?

2. What kind of business do Ichiro's parents own?

3. How much money does Ichiro's father give him when he tells Ichiro to go visit Freddie?

4. How can Ichiro relate to Kenji's pain?

5. Why did Ichiro refuse to join the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ichiro want to go to Portland?

2. How long have Ichiro's parents been in the United States and do they plan on returning to Japan?

3. Why does Professor Brown dismiss Ichiro from his office at school?

4. Why does Ichiro have to apologize to his father after Ichiro fought with his mother?

5. Why does Bull first ignore, and then make fun of Ichiro?

6. Who attacks Ichiro outside of Club Oriental?

7. Describe Chinatown.

8. What was the American attitude toward Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

9. Why does Kenji walk with a cane?

10. Why was the bombing at Pearl Harbor such a dramatic event in U.S. military history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a "no-no" boy and explain why you think the term was needed to be coined in the first place? Which characters in the novel could be described as no-no boys? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Ichiro will be a happy man someday? Answer these questions in your response:

1) What will it take for him to be happy?

2) What will it take for him to get over his past?

3) Who is responsible for his happiness?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how other characters influenced Ichiro throughout the book. Use specific examples of how at least three different characters influenced Ichiro in either a positive or negative manner. Give examples.

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