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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hideyo's motivation to live through the snow storm?
(a) He wants to kill the Korean Communists.
(b) He wants revenge on the Russians.
(c) He wants to return to Japan.
(d) He wants to see his family again.

2. What does Yoko learn to look for in the trash to sell?
(a) Cans and bottles.
(b) Extra food.
(c) Spare change.
(d) Books.

3. Who is the only family member to make a convincing soldier?
(a) Yoko.
(b) Hideyo.
(c) Mother.
(d) Ko.

4. What happens to the three soldiers when they confront Yoko's family?
(a) A bomb kills them.
(b) They are shot.
(c) They surrender.
(d) They are ambushed.

5. What is like "tons of stone"?
(a) Hideyo's shoes.
(b) The blanket he carries.
(c) The snow Hideyo walks through.
(d) Hideyo's rucksack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes up Yoko while she is sleeping in the factory?

2. What does Hideyo find to eat as he approaches the gorge through the mountains?

3. Why does Hideyo climb a tree instead of playing dead?

4. What does Hideyo consider taking from the dead soldier?

5. Which phrase best describes the family's mindset in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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