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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Empire for Rubber Balls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the students if they don't bow toward the Japanese Emperor?
(a) They are beaten.
(b) They have to go up on stage for a humiliating lecture.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They have to write an essay on the importance of respect.

2. What happens when the boy won't apologize?
(a) His mouth is washed out with soap.
(b) He is beaten with a bamboo stick.
(c) He is told to write an essay on all he did wrong.
(d) He is sent home in shame.

3. What does the grandmother give the boy to help him keep warm?
(a) A hot sweet potato.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A new jacket.
(d) Mittens.

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

5. What do the Japanese check on a weekly basis?
(a) Household accounts.
(b) Preparedness.
(c) Class attendance.
(d) Food supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives during the special dinner on the first day of school?

2. What does the map in the classroom depict?

3. What vehicle takes the women to the market?

4. How old is the author in 1933?

5. About whom is the boy thinking when he follows through with the tradition?

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