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

2. 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.

3. Why is Ichiro upset with the people who show up at his mother's funeral?
(a) He feels too sad to notice any other people.
(b) He thinks they are eating too much food.
(c) He thinks the people are too loud.
(d) He feels they are phony and didn't even know his mother.

4. After a great family meal together, what do Kenji and his family watch on television?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

5. Who does Kenji want Ichiro to visit back in Seattle?
(a) Taro.
(b) Emi.
(c) Ichiro's father.
(d) Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did everything change in his marriage, according to Ichiro's father?

2. What was Ichiro's flashback about?

3. Why does Mr. Carrick offer Ichiro a job?

4. Who does Freddie fight with before they arrive at the Club Oriental?

5. What do the funeral and Ichiro's mother's life have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kenji's family do together that night?

2. What does Kenji bring as a present for his father and why?

3. Why does Kenji tell Ichiro to go back to Seattle without him?

4. What is the turning point in Ichiro's parent's marriage?

5. Why does Ichiro's father feel a sense of relief following Ichiro's mother's death?

6. Describe Kenji's father's house.

7. Why is Ichiro's father drinking so heavily?

8. How does Freddie die?

9. What does Ichiro's behavior to the Japanese waiter at the Burnside Cafe symbolize?

10. What is one possible reason why Ichiro was offered a job by Mr. Morrison at the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

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