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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. What do we learn about Ichiro's mother before Ichiro leaves for Portland?

3. What was Ichiro's flashback about?

4. Who gets a drink for Bull as he sits slumped up against a trash can to recover?

5. What will Ichiro do for the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kenji's father's house.

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Kenji want to write a letter to Emi's husband?

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

8. Why does Ichiro's mother drown herself?

9. What does Kenji bring as a present for his father and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe how other characters influenced Ichiro throughout the book. Use specific examples of how at least three different characters influenced Ichiro in either a positive or negative manner. Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast who was the bigger coward: Ichiro or Taro. Be sure to define "coward" in your essay.

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