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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kenji's father live?
(a) In a cottage by a river.
(b) In a rented house on top of a hill.
(c) In an apartment in the middle of town.
(d) In a house he owns.

2. Why was Ichiro dismissed from the professor's office?
(a) The professor wasn't happy to see Ichiro in the first place.
(b) The professor realizes Ichiro didn't serve in the military.
(c) The professor didn't remember Ichiro.
(d) The professor was busy grading papers.

3. What revelation does Ichiro have on the bus about fighting in the war?
(a) He realizes he should have fought for his country.
(b) He realizes he is against the war.
(c) He realizes he was in prison for too long.
(d) He realizes he made the right decision by going to prison.

4. Why does Kenji tell only his father that he is leaving?
(a) To avoid a fight with the family.
(b) To avoid disrupting the family watching television.
(c) To avoid having to help clean up the dishes.
(d) To avoid a tearful goodbye with the family.

5. Why does Ichiro demand to leave the first house his family visits together?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is digusted that people still think Japan has not lost the war.
(d) He doesn't believe Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ichiro arrives home from spending the night with Emi, who does he argue with?

2. What does Ichiro's mother think Japan will look like when they return?

3. As he prepares to leave for Portland, Ichiro is trying to get over his past and do what?

4. How long was Ito in the U.S. Army?

5. What is the best way to describe Ichiro's mood in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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