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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the train ride, what happens?
(a) The pregnant woman gives birth.
(b) The passengers are forbidden to talk.
(c) The family gets separated.
(d) The soldiers beat the passengers.

2. Where are Yoko, Ko, and Mother located for most of Chapter 2?
(a) Aboard a train.
(b) In prison.
(c) At home.
(d) In the bamboo grove.

3. What happens to Yoko in chapter three?
(a) She loses her arm.
(b) She is cut.
(c) She is separated from her family.
(d) Her ear is injured.

4. What is a plausible explanation for the Russians not realizing that Hideyo and his friends were Japanese and not Korean?
(a) The Russians don't speak Korean so they didn't know any better.
(b) The Russians are too trusting of the enemy.
(c) The Russians may have assumed that Japanese and Koreans looked the same.
(d) The Russians don't realize Hideyo was speaking Japanese.

5. What does Yoko liken her blanket to?
(a) An iron on her back.
(b) A burden on her conscience.
(c) A necessary evil.
(d) A pacifier in her mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yoko given that she describes as a "precious treasure"?

2. What precious family treasure does Mother use in Chapter 3?

3. What was the main difference between the Japanese trains and the Korean trains?

4. What is located in Tanch'on?

5. What does mother tell Yoko and Ko must be their priority?

(see the answer key)

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