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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many blocks does Ichiro's mother walk to get bread?

2. What part of the United States were most Japanese people rounded up and placed into Relocation Camps?

3. What are Freddie and Ichiro looking for to make them feel more at peace with themselves as they try to adjust to life back home?

4. Where is Emi's husband, Ralph?

5. "Good" Japanese-Americans were considered to be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ichiro say his life has been ruined?

2. Why does Ichiro believe he is a true American citizen?

3. Why does Ichiro get so upset with his mother in Chapter 1?

4. What makes Kenji and Ichiro such close friends?

5. Why does Ichiro argue with his mother again in Chapter 5?

6. What is one of the biggest reasons why Ichiro thinks he should have fought for the U.S. military?

7. Why do characters like Ichiro and Freddie feel guilt?

8. Explain why "good" Japanese-Americans were allowed to fight in the U.S. military against Japan?

9. What is a "no-no" boy?

10. What did Ichiro's parents want to do before moving back to Japan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use alcohol and drinking throughout the book? How does it make the characters look and behave?

Essay Topic 2

Is Ichiro the protagonist or antagonist in the novel? Could he be considered a hero or a villian? Explain your answers by citing examples and reasons why he is one or the other.

Essay Topic 3

What is a "no-no" boy and explain why you think the term was needed to be coined in the first place? Which characters in the novel could be described as no-no boys? Why?

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