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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Christian Rehabilitation Center?
(a) It is a drug rehabilitation center.
(b) It is a school.
(c) It refurbishes donated items to give to the poor.
(d) It is a religious rehabilitation center.

2. Where did Ichiro's mother fail most?
(a) Trying to keep him isolated from Americans and their customs.
(b) Trying to make him take over the family business.
(c) Trying to make him learn several languages.
(d) Trying to make him enlist in the army.

3. How many customers are in the Burnside Cafe when Ichiro walks through the door?
(a) Zero, he's the only patron.
(b) 25, the place is packed.
(c) 12, there aren't any tables available.
(d) The cafe is closed.

4. What is Ichiro's father's mood on the day of Ichiro's mother's funeral?
(a) He is quiet.
(b) He is sobbing with sadness.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is basically happy.

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

6. Why does Ichiro go to the Christian Rehabiliation Center?
(a) To learn about religion.
(b) To learn English.
(c) To learn Japanese.
(d) To apply for a job.

7. Who gets a drink for Bull as he sits slumped up against a trash can to recover?
(a) Ichiro.
(b) Ito.
(c) Freddie.
(d) A stranger.

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

9. What does Ichiro tell Mr. Morrison, the man in charge of the Christian Rehabilitation Center?
(a) That he is against all forms of religion.
(b) That he decided to go to jail rather than serve in the army.
(c) That he is mourning the loss of his mother.
(d) That he loves to paint.

10. Who is Tommy?
(a) A sign painter.
(b) A cousin.
(c) A young Japanese man who Ichiro knew in Idaho.
(d) An army soldier.

11. Why does Kenji want to write Ralph a letter?
(a) To ask him if he wants to buy the Oldsmobile.
(b) To tell Ralph that the U.S. has won the war.
(c) To tell him that Ichiro and Emi get along well.
(d) To tell him that he is dying.

12. Who jumps in to save Freddie in the fight in front of Club Oriental near the end of the book?
(a) Bull.
(b) Taro.
(c) Ichiro.
(d) No one helps Freddie.

13. What does Freddie want Ichiro to do with him at after the funeral?
(a) Go to the library to check out books.
(b) Go out with him for some fun.
(c) Go with him to enlist in the army.
(d) Go with him to see Emi.

14. Why is Tommy unhappy when he and Ichiro go to church?
(a) He wanted a better seat.
(b) He thought the priest's voice was too shrill.
(c) He thinks the discrimination was unfair.
(d) He thinks the church should be teaching Japanese traditions.

15. Kenji drinks quickly while his father:
(a) Drinks only when no one is looking.
(b) Drinks very slowly, appreciating the drink.
(c) Doesn't drink at all.
(d) Drinks very quickly as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ichiro's flashback about?

2. Where does Kenji go before picking up Ichiro at the grocery store?

3. What happens to Freddie as he and Ichiro enter Club Oriental together near the end of the book?

4. What commotion at the door at Club Oriental distracts Kenji as he is sitting down to relax?

5. Where does Kenji's father live?

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