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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Masuda?
(a) A distant relative.
(b) Yoko's teacher.
(c) A friend of Mother's.
(d) A factory owner who helps the sisters.

2. Who do Hideyo and his friends encounter on their journey towards Seoul?
(a) Two Korean Communists.
(b) Two girls.
(c) Two Russian soldiers.
(d) Two refugees.

3. What is like "tons of stone"?
(a) Hideyo's rucksack.
(b) Hideyo's shoes.
(c) The blanket he carries.
(d) The snow Hideyo walks through.

4. Towards the end of Chapter 8, what does Ko courageously do to carry out an important duty?
(a) Go in search of Hideyo.
(b) Light the crematorium fire.
(c) Defend her honor.
(d) Stand up to the Communists.

5. What experience does Yoko have in the train station while waiting for Ko to return from school that makes her suddenly feel grown up?
(a) Having to get a job.
(b) Knowing she has to protect mother.
(c) Doing well in school.
(d) Looking after her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yoko nearly reveal the family's hiding place in Chapter 2?

2. How do Ko and Yoko leave word for Hideyo?

3. What does Ko make for breakfast, "the only decent breakfast" they've eaten in five months?

4. Who has Mrs. Masuda been waiting for at the train station?

5. What is Hideyo packing into metal-lined wooden boxes at the start of Chapter 4?

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