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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 Kenji need to walk?

2. What kind of car does Kenji drive?

3. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?

4. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?

5. What does Ichiro believe his parents represent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Kenji and Ichiro such close friends?

3. Why does Ichiro call Taro a fool?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Ichiro argue with his mother again in Chapter 5?

9. Why does Ichiro want to go to Portland?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Kenji being an injured decorated war veteran was so important to the novel. Why was his injury and pain such an important component in his character makeup? What would have changed throughout the novel had he been happy, healthy, and a celebrated solider?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe what it was like to be a Japanese-American following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Include details about how other groups (whites, blacks, for example) reacted to Japanese-Americans, what options Japanese-Americans had, and how the war affected them.

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