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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 country was Ichiro born in?

2. What are "Relocation Camps"?

3. What makes Kenji's car special?

4. What part of the United States were most Japanese people rounded up and placed into Relocation Camps?

5. How old is Ichiro?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ichiro refuse to fight in the war?

3. Why do characters like Ichiro and Freddie feel guilt?

4. How is Freddie spending his time and why?

5. Describe Ichiro's family and their attitude toward each other.

6. How does Ichiro's father get him to leave the house after Ichiro fought with his mother?

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

8. Who yells at Ichiro as he walks past the pool hall in the beginning of the novel and why?

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

10. Why does Ichiro say his life has been ruined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how bitterness is a continuing theme throughout the novel. In what way is Ichiro bitter? Are other characters affected by bitterness? Are there any solutions to the bitter attitudes displayed by the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What would you have done if you had to chose between going to prison, fighting in a war you didn't believe in, or going to a relocation camp? Would your decision change if you didn't have any family? What sorts of things would you consider while making your decision?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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