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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. Why is it particularly hurtful to the Koreans to lose their names?
(a) They have great respect for their ancestors.
(b) They always have to do what the Japanese demand, and it's humiliating.
(c) They can't pronounce the new names.
(d) They have lost everything else.

2. What does the teacher tell the boy about how his father would react to the field trip?
(a) He would have thought the trip was extremely valuable.
(b) He wouldn't have approved.
(c) He would have thought it was a waste of time.
(d) He would have wished that he could be there, too.

3. What honor is bestowed upon the boy?
(a) He is the acolyte.
(b) He is the class leader.
(c) He is the class treasurer.
(d) He reads the scriptures.

4. What makes the mother feel even better about her situation?
(a) Her God is with her.
(b) They will make a lot of money.
(c) They have a good dinner, which makes her feel better.
(d) Her family is with her.

5. What happens to many delinquent Koreans?
(a) They are sent to jail.
(b) They are sentenced to community service for a month.
(c) They are killed.
(d) They enter the army as unwilling "volunteers."

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes are going to happen in school?

2. What does the boy's sister want him to make her?

3. What religion do the father and mother follow?

4. Where does the class go on a field trip the first day of school?

5. What kind of orchards does the family have?

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