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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ichiro learn from Kenji's father?
(a) Kenji got a job at an engineering firm.
(b) Kenji died at 3 p.m. that afternoon.
(c) Kenji is moving back to Seattle.
(d) Kenji is going to die soon.

2. How much whiskey does Ichiro's father drink just before Ichiro returns from Portland?
(a) He had two glasses.
(b) Enough to throw up.
(c) Enough to make him pass out.
(d) He doesn't drink whiskey.

3. Why is Ichiro mad at his mother when they argue for the first time?
(a) Because she thinks the U.S. won the war.
(b) Because she won't let him go to the movies.
(c) Because she thinks the war is not yet over.
(d) Because she calls him a true Japanese and that he will always be Japanese.

4. Why isn't Freddie afraid of being caught in the affair with the married woman?
(a) He is a strong fighter.
(b) He is moving soon.
(c) He doesn't care if he's caught.
(d) She is planning on getting divorced.

5. When was the last time Ichiro's mother heard from her family back in Japan?
(a) A long time ago.
(b) She has never heard from them.
(c) Many times during the war.
(d) She doesn't have family in Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has contributed to the tough times in Japan?

2. What has Freddie accomplished in the five weeks since his return to the area?

3. Who does Ichiro call a fool for wanting to enlist in the U.S. Army?

4. How does Ichiro's mother die?

5. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?

(see the answer key)

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