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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy initially feel about his own stubbornness?
(a) It terrifies him.
(b) It feels strange.
(c) It surprises him.
(d) It feels good.

2. What does the teacher realize when the boy comes to talk with him?
(a) The boy is now a man.
(b) He realizes that the boy is very ill.
(c) He realizes the war is over.
(d) He realizes that he needs help sitting up.

3. Under what circumstances can parents visit during the week?
(a) Emergency.
(b) Any time.
(c) Only if they are invited
(d) If they have permission from the Inspector.

4. What does the boy's new name mean?
(a) Rock-foundation.
(b) Great hunter.
(c) Plant grower.
(d) One of wealth.

5. Who goes with the boy to get a new name?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His sister.
(c) He goes alone.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tip does the mother offer the boy regarding his ten minute speech?

2. What job is the boy given when his hands are bleeding and oozing?

3. When the soldier asks if anyone is dying, how does the boy respond in his head?

4. How does the grandmother react to the name situation?

5. What does the boy decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the students' living situation like?

2. How do the students get to interact with their families?

3. Explain the significance behind the name the father chooses - Iwamoto.

4. The boy is having trouble with his collection. What is his dilemma, and with what solution does his grandmother come up?

5. What is unusual about the mothers visit, and how does she get time with her son?

6. Why does the father wear traditional Korean clothing and a black armband to go change his name?

7. How does the teacher react to the boy's information?

8. How does the boy get to the performance? What is his journey like?

9. What do the school children have to do when the boy is in his junior year?

10. What decision does the boy have to make, and what does he tell the Japanese teacher?

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