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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. Where has Freddie been living recently when Ichiro visits his apartment for the first time?

2. Why does Ichiro start to drink faster than Kenji while they are at the gambling parlor?

3. Why did Ichiro's father move to the United States?

4. What do the negroes in the pool hall tell Ichiro to do?

5. Who is portrayed as a coward with great hatred for Ichiro in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Club Oriental and what it has to offer.

2. What makes Kenji and Ichiro such close friends?

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

4. Who attacks Ichiro outside of Club Oriental?

5. Where has Freddie been before he recently returned home five weeks ago?

6. Why does Ichiro call his mother crazy in Chapter 2?

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

8. Why does Ichiro call Taro a fool?

9. Describe Chinatown.

10. Why is Ichiro searching for acceptance in the very country in which he was born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the discrimination against blacks and Japanese-Americans throughout the book. Give examples. What were some parallels in the way the two minority groups were treated? How did they treat one another? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Ichiro's father feel a sense of relief when his wife drowns herself in the bathtub? Give at least three reasons to explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Kenji and Ichiro answering ALL THREE of these questions:

1) What makes Kenji and Ichiro similar?

2) What makes Kenji and Ichiro different?

3) Who is in more pain and why?

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