3. What is Ichiro's reaction when Kenji mentions he has considered suicide?
(a) Ichiro wasn't paying attention.
(b) Ichiro walks away.
(c) Ichiro is suprised.
(d) Ichiro thinks Kenji is not being honest.

4. Why does Kenji want to go to Portland?
(a) To visit family he has not seen in many years.
(b) To visit the V.A. Hospital because his leg hurts.
(c) To sign up for classes at the college.
(d) To find Emi's husband.

5. Why is Ichiro so angry before he leaves for Portland?
(a) He is fighting with Kenji.
(b) He is consumed with bitterness over the past.
(c) He wants to marry Emi.
(d) He can't find a job.

6. The "good" Japanese-Americans were allowed to do what?
(a) Start their own army.
(b) Move back to Japan.
(c) Enter the U.S. Army and serve the United States.
(d) Return to their homes and businesses.

7. Why are Kenji and Ichiro becoming better friends?
(a) They both don't like Japan.
(b) They each have deep problems that they do not share, but can relate to.
(c) They both don't like Taro.
(d) They both want to go to Portland.

8. What is a "No-No" boy?
(a) A boy who doesn't like his parents.
(b) A boy who constantly shakes his head.
(c) A boy who never says "Yes."
(d) A Japanese-American who refused to go to war against the Japanese in WWII.

9. Why did Kenji receive the car for free?
(a) He won it in a raffle.
(b) His parents gave it to him.
(c) It wasn't free, he bought it.
(d) Uncle Sam gave it to him for being a good hospital patient.

10. Which family lives in an apartment that is a mile-and-a-half away from Ichiro's family?
(a) The Asida family.
(b) The Kenji family.
(c) The Shinju family.
(d) The Kumasakas family.

11. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?
(a) That it is a cruise ship, offering free trips.
(b) That it is coming to bomb the U.S.
(c) That it will come to bring the Japanese back to Japan to celebrate victory.
(d) That it will bring new weapons for the Japanese soldiers.

12. Who owns the isolated farmhouse?
(a) Kenji.
(b) No one, it's abandoned.
(c) Emi.
(d) Mike.

13. Who asks Ichiro to go outside of the gambling hall during his first visit there with Kenji?
(a) Ichiro's father.
(b) Bull.
(c) Kenji.
(d) Taro.

14. Who is portrayed as a coward with great hatred for Ichiro in Chapter 4?
(a) Mike.
(b) Taro.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Bull.

15. How long has Ichiro been away from home?
(a) Two years.
(b) 14 months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Four years.