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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Yoko and Ko use as an urn to store the important ashes?
(a) A mess kit.
(b) A wooden box.
(c) A family heirloom.
(d) A bottle.

2. What happens to mother in Chapter 8?
(a) She heads to her parents' house.
(b) She leaves on a train.
(c) She dies.
(d) She goes to look for Hideyo.

3. What items does the trash man save for Yoko?
(a) Scissors, pens, tape, and glue.
(b) A thesaurus, a calculator, paint, and an eraser.
(c) A slide rule, scissors, a compass, and a dictionary.
(d) Notebooks, a binder, paper clips, and a ruler.

4. How does Yoko think of Ko?
(a) Ko is bossy, but Yoko loves her.
(b) Ko is a liar, and Yoko hates her.
(c) Ko is nice, and Yoko likes her.
(d) Ko is mean, and Yoko is scared of her.

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

6. What predicament does Yoko face after being enrolled in school for a few months?
(a) Whether to get a job.
(b) An increase in school tuition.
(c) Whether to continue going to school.
(d) The loss of all her possessions.

7. Who writes a letter to Yoko?
(a) Hideyo.
(b) Corporal Matsumura.
(c) Mrs. Masuda.
(d) Father.

8. How had Hideyo felt about snow when he lived in Nanam?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He was delighted to see it.
(c) He didn't care.
(d) He thought it was pretty.

9. How does eating so many mushrooms effect Hideyo?
(a) He is fine.
(b) He has diarrhea.
(c) He has enough protein.
(d) He is malnourished.

10. Why do Ko's classmates stop teasing her?
(a) They learn she is a skilled seamstress.
(b) They learn that she is the smartest student in the class.
(c) They find out that she is secretly wealthy.
(d) They find out what she has been through.

11. Why does Yoko resolve to never step into a Buddhist temple?
(a) Because she wasn't a Buddhist.
(b) Because mother told her not to.
(c) Because she was afraid of them.
(d) Because the monk wouldn't say a prayer.

12. What is Yoko's favorite subject?
(a) Science.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Math.

13. Why does Hideyo consider the moon "unsympathetic"?
(a) Because it is so bright that it gives away his hiding spot.
(b) Because it isn't bright enough to help him find his way.
(c) Because it provids only light, not warmth.
(d) Because it is covered by clouds.

14. What color was Yoko's blanket originally?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

15. What is the most gorgeous thing Yoko ever owned?
(a) New shoes.
(b) The coat Ko made for her.
(c) The futon.
(d) Mother's short sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Mrs. Masuda personify?

2. What did mother tell Yoko to hold onto before she passed away?

3. What is Hideyo's motivation to live through the snow storm?

4. What do Ko and Yoko set up in the warehouse?

5. What town is the only one to escape bombing?

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