So Far from the Bamboo Grove | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. Why does Mother ties strings to Yoko's and Ko's wrists?

So they don't lose each other.

2. What do the police barge into the family's home and take in addition to mother's wedding ring?

Wire-rimmed glasses.

3. What does Yoko study at school in addition to calligraphy and Japanese dancing?

Tea ceremonies.

4. Which character is bandaged from head to toe?

Corporal Matsumura.

5. How does the family feel when Hideyo fails his written exam for the military?

They are overjoyed.

6. Which character is chosen to entertain soldiers at the hospital?

Yoko.

7. What does Hideyo do instead of going to war?

Goes to work in the factory.

8. Where does the family catch a train to?

Seoul.

9. Who does Yoko know will become an important figure in her life?

Corporal Matsumura.

10. What age is Yoko at the start of the story?