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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 are Freddie and Ichiro looking for to make them feel more at peace with themselves as they try to adjust to life back home?

2. Describe the area where the illegal gambling halls are located:

3. How does Ichiro travel around town?

4. Why is Ichiro mad at his mother when they argue for the first time?

5. When was the last time Ichiro's mother heard from her family back in Japan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a "no-no" boy?

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

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

5. Why is Ichiro's brother, Taro, so anxious about enlisting in the U.S. military?

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

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

8. Why does Ichiro want to go to Portland?

9. What did Ichiro's parents want to do before moving back to Japan?

10. How is Freddie spending his time and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Ichiro relate more to Americans or Japanese? Give at least three examples to explain your answer.

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

Explain in detail at least three reasons why Ichiro's father drank so heavily. Give an alternative solution for those three reasons.

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