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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Is Someone Dying?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy get to school?
(a) He walks.
(b) By carriage.
(c) By bus.
(d) By trolley.

2. How does the boy feel as he leaves the school on his first day?
(a) He feels very isolated.
(b) He is very homesick for Manchuria.
(c) He is happy he has friends.
(d) He never wants to go back.

3. In what tradition does the teacher ask the boy to participate on his first day in school?
(a) He must sing a song.
(b) He must tell them about his past.
(c) He must share his goals for the future.
(d) He must share his lunch with the others.

4. How is the boy's visitor dressed?
(a) She is wearing Japanese-style women's pants.
(b) She is in traditional Korean garb.
(c) He is in full military regalia.
(d) He is wearing Japanese-style men's pants.

5. What does the boy observe about his classmates?
(a) They wish they were Japanese.
(b) They like to pull pranks on each other.
(c) Many are very poor and don't even have socks.
(d) They are very well-behaved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has the boy's father been taken?

2. What does the teacher in the sleeping quarters ask of the boy?

3. Where does the teacher take the boy?

4. Why are the Korean farmers limiting their crops?

5. How does the author feel about the month of February?

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