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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why did Ichiro refuse to join the military?
(a) He thought he was too young to join.
(b) He was afraid and his mother didn't want him to go.
(c) He didn't want to leave his friends.
(d) He didn't know how to use a rifle.
2. Why is Ichiro excited to go to Portland?
(a) He wants to spend more time with Kenji.
(b) He wants to see what a V.A. Hospital looks like.
(c) He wants to drive the Oldmobile.
(d) He wants to get away from his parents.
3. What does the letter that Ichiro's mom have say about a ship?
(a) That it will come to bring the Japanese back to Japan to celebrate victory.
(b) That it is a cruise ship, offering free trips.
(c) That it will bring new weapons for the Japanese soldiers.
(d) That it is coming to bomb the U.S.
4. What is Ichiro's father begging Taro to do while he plays solitaire?
(a) Enlist in the army.
(b) Move to Japan.
(c) Stay in school.
(d) Help his mom with dinner.
5. Why doesn't Ichiro think he is a real American?
(a) He is not caucasian and his parents look like the WWII enemy.
(b) He doesn't vote.
(c) He doesn't know the Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) He doesn't eat apple pie.
Short Answer Questions
1. As he prepares to leave for Portland, Ichiro is trying to get over his past and do what?
2. What has contributed to the tough times in Japan?
3. Who saves Ichiro from being attacked with a knife?
4. Why did Kenji receive the car for free?
5. What does Ito do to Ichiro after he decides not to have a drink with Ito?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ichiro's father get him to leave the house after Ichiro fought with his mother?
2. How is Freddie spending his time and why?
3. What makes Kenji and Ichiro such close friends?
4. Why does Ichiro refuse to have a drink with Ito as he walks to his parents' house for the first time in the beginning of the novel?
5. What is a conscientious objector?
6. Why does Ichiro want to go to Portland?
7. Why does Ichiro have to apologize to his father after Ichiro fought with his mother?
8. Who attacks Ichiro outside of Club Oriental?
9. Why does Ichiro argue with his mother again in Chapter 5?
10. Why is Ichiro searching for acceptance in the very country in which he was born?
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