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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it upsetting when the train begins to move?
(a) It isn't supposed to leave for another hour, and the father isn't back.
(b) The baby is hungry, and they haven't had time to stop for food.
(c) They know they are going to leave the past behind them as they head for the vast unknown.
(d) Nobody has gotten off, so the compartment is still overcrowded.

2. What is happening to the Koreans all around?
(a) They are starting to become oppressed by the Russians.
(b) They are beginning to realize the value of their culture.
(c) They are starting to become a world trade power.
(d) They are starting to become oppressed by the Japanese.

3. What danger do they face as they cross the river?
(a) The bridge could collapse at any time.
(b) Thin ice and slipperyness.
(c) Recognition.
(d) They might get arrested.

4. Who takes his father off the train?
(a) The Japanese Thought Policeman and the Japanese Military Policeman.
(b) The Korean Thought Policeman and the Korean Military Policeman.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The conductor.

5. How many children will the mother teach?
(a) About 12.
(b) About 25.
(c) Three.
(d) About 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are they going to arrive at their destination?

2. Where does the train stop?

3. Who is supposed to help the mother?

4. Why don't they wait for the next train?

5. What do they confront when they are near their destination?

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