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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 does it take Kenji so many hours to pick Ichiro up at the grocery store before they leave for Portland?
(a) He gets lost on the way to the grocery store.
(b) He isn't sure if he wants Ichiro to join him on the journey to Portland.
(c) He is driving around, consumed by his thoughts about race, people, and other situations.
(d) He is consumed by positive thoughts about race relations in the U.S.

2. Why does Ichiro jump out of the limousine while he and his father are waiting?
(a) He thinks the funeral is taking too long.
(b) He thinks the funeral is going by too quickly.
(c) He wants his brother to ride in the limousine instead.
(d) He thinks the entire ceremony is a waste of time.

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

4. What does Ichiro tell the Japanese boy waiting on him at the cafe?
(a) That he is unemployed.
(b) That he is homeless.
(c) That he is Chinese.
(d) That he is American.

5. What old friend does Ichiro see again at his mother's funeral?
(a) Kenji.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Professor Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the voice of the priest who is conducting the ceremony at Ichiro's mother's funeral?

2. What does Ichiro tell Mr. Morrison, the man in charge of the Christian Rehabilitation Center?

3. Why does Kenji tell only his father that he is leaving?

4. Who does Kenji blame for the problems he has had since going into the army?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tommy's memory stand out in Ichiro's mind?

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

3. What does finding a job represent to Ichiro?

4. Why does Ichiro's mother drown herself?

5. What makes Kenji's family different from Ichiro's family?

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

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

8. How does Freddie die?

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

10. How does Ichiro cause Bull's face to gush with blood?

(see the answer keys)

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