A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did they teach you Japanese history?
A. I wasn’t able to learn very quick.
Q. You were not very quick to learn, but they did that, teach the history of Japan?
A. They tried to.
Q. Didn’t they succeed with a boy as bright as you are, going to high school?
A. They were successful, but I did not succeed. See?
Q. You read the Japanese language now?
A. I can’t read it; it is too hard.