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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 does Ichiro apply for a job in Portland?

2. Where is Ichiro's father when Ichiro gets home from returning Kenji's car?

3. Why is Ichiro's father impressed at his wife's funeral?

4. Who is Ichiro fighting in the alley?

5. What is Ichiro finally starting to learn about people as he gets a new job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ichiro cause Bull's face to gush with blood?

2. What makes Kenji's family different from Ichiro's family?

3. Why does Tommy's memory stand out in Ichiro's mind?

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

5. What does the violent ending provide Ichiro?

6. Why does Ichiro's father feel a sense of relief following Ichiro's mother's death?

7. What does Ichiro understand about his mother after her death?

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

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

10. Why is the violent ending to the book so significant?

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

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 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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