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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Ichiro's brother, Taro, going to school?
(a) Trade school.
(b) College.
(c) Grade school.
(d) High school.

3. What nationality does Ichiro identify with most?
(a) American, he was born in the U.S.
(b) Japanese, his parents were born in Japan.
(c) Chinese.
(d) None, he feels he has lost his identity.

4. How can Ichiro relate to Kenji's pain?
(a) They have both considered suicide.
(b) They both suffer leg pain.
(c) They both have headaches.
(d) Kenji feels he has two years before his body is rotten; Ichiro feels he lost his own life two years ago in prison.

5. How much money does Ichiro's father give him when he tells Ichiro to go visit Freddie?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $25.

6. What does Ito do to Ichiro after he decides not to have a drink with Ito?
(a) Walk him home.
(b) Call him names.
(c) Give him his phone number.
(d) Spit on his hand.

7. "Good" Japanese-Americans were considered to be what?
(a) Without loyalty for any country.
(b) Loyal to the United States.
(c) Loyal to Japan.
(d) Loyal to their children.

8. Most Japanese on the West Coast had three options: go to jail, enlist in the draft, or enter:
(a) College.
(b) Rehabilitation.
(c) An internship.
(d) Relocation Camps.

9. What makes Kenji's car special?
(a) It has special decals to let everyone know he is a war veteran.
(b) It is equipped with special hand controls for a handicapped person who has lost a leg.
(c) It has been equipped with a special motor to make it faster.
(d) It has special seats to make it more comfortable.

10. Why do Freddie and Ichiro feel guilty?
(a) They have not been to college.
(b) They have been mean to their parents.
(c) They have not registered to vote.
(d) They have turned their backs on Japan, but have not supported America either.

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

12. What does Kenji need to walk?
(a) A wheelchair.
(b) A knee brace.
(c) Someone to lean on.
(d) A cane.

13. What does the letter to Ichiro's mother talk about?
(a) How bleak life in Japan is now that the war is over.
(b) How they miss Ichiro's family and want them to move back to Japan.
(c) How happy they are because Japan really won the war.
(d) How great life in Japan is now that the war is over.

14. Why does Freddie like the woman across the hall so much?
(a) She is a good cook.
(b) She accepts him for who he really is.
(c) She is tall and skinny.
(d) She is teaching him how to speak Chinese.

15. The lieutenant who volunteered for for the army instead of going to a relocation camp talked to a naive soldier from which U.S. state?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Ichiro into Freddie's apartment?

2. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?

3. What does Taro want to do right after he is done with school?

4. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?

5. What instrument does Ichiro play?

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