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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. How many customers are in the Burnside Cafe when Ichiro walks through the door?

2. When did everything change in his marriage, according to Ichiro's father?

3. What new items does Kenji's father have in the house when Ichiro visits for the first time?

4. Why is Ichiro's father drinking so much the day Ichiro returns from Portland?

5. Who stabbed Ito?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kenji's father's house.

2. Why is Ichiro's father drinking so heavily?

3. What does Kenji's family do together that night?

4. How does Freddie die?

5. Why does Ichiro go to the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

6. What is Ichiro's father so impressed with at Ichiro's mother's funeral?

7. What is the turning point in Ichiro's parent's marriage?

8. What news does Emi share with Ichiro after his mother's funeral?

9. What does Ichiro finally start to understand about his past after taking the job at the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

10. Why does Ichiro's mother drown herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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